When a father picks up his little daughter and tosses her all around in the air, she laughs and enjoys it, for she trusts\u2014has faith in\u2014her father. Even though she finds herself in unusual situations, like being upside down four feet above the floor with nothing supporting her (normally an uncomfortable circumstance), she does not fear, for she trusts her father. That is the sort of faith we should have toward our heavenly Father, too.446<\/p>\n
Faith is a little boy who ties a rope swing onto a tiny sapling\u2019s branch. Then, noticing that the seat of the swing rests on the ground, he goes to get the garden hose and begins to water the sapling.447<\/p>\n
Five-year-old Jessica became a bit frightened as lightning flashed and thunder cracked just as she was stepping out of her evening bath. The lights began flickering as she was getting into her pajamas. She remembered the other times the electricity had gone out and they had lit candles. Now she asked if she could \u201cplease sleep in Mommy\u2019s room\u201d because of the storm.<\/p>\n
Before kissing her parents good-night, Jessica prayed: \u201cDear God, I hope it doesn\u2019t thunder and I hope the lights don\u2019t go out.\u201d After a brief pause she continued, \u201cBut I thought it over, and you can do what you want. In Jesus\u2019 name, Amen.\u201d<\/p>\n
What better way to say, \u201cThy will be done\u201d?448<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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