The four-year-old son of a missionary family in Africa spotted a picture of a little pink dinosaur in a magazine and set his heart on having one.
His mum knew it was impossible (the magazine was three years old), but her son never doubted God would come through for him.
On Christmas Eve, a box packed ten months earlier arrived from home.
At first glance it seemed to contain something special for everyone - except a four-year-old boy.
Then they reached the bottom - and they were stunned.
The lady who sent the box had no way of knowing God would use her to answer a little boy's prayer.
Before taping up the box, at the last minute, she tossed in the one item impossible for his parents to provide - something so insignificant no rational adult would ever have been foolish enough to ask God for...a pink plastic brontosaurus from a fast-food restaurant promotion!
Sometimes we feel foolish bothering God with little things, but we shouldn't.
The Bible says: "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."
(Philippians 4:6 NIV)
God is interested in every detail of your life; if something is important to you, it's important to Him.
In Bible times two sparrows were sold for a penny (on sale you could buy five for two pennies!) yet Jesus said,
"29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father's care.30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. " (Matthew 10:29-30 NIV)
When you learn to trust God in little things, you'll be able to trust Him in big ones.
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