POWERING
UP WITH DAD

Topics: Dependence on God; God as Father; Prayer; Strength; Weakness

References: Psalm 46:1; Philippians 4:6, 13; James 4:2

A father watched through the kitchen window as his small son attempted to lift a large stone out of his sandbox. The boy couldn’t get enough leverage to lift the rock over the side. Finally, he gave up and sat on the edge of the sandbox with his head in his hands.

“What’s wrong, Son? Can’t you lift that rock out?” the dad asked.

“No, sir,” the boy said, “I can’t do it.”

“Have you used all the strength that’s available to you?” the father asked.

“Yes, sir,” the boy replied.

“No, you haven’t,” the father said. “You haven’t asked me to help you.”

—Bob Russell, Louisville, Kentucky