Yesterday we began the conversation of being faithful in little things so that we can be trusted with more. God is looking for faithful girls. Faithful girls who will be consistent with their commitment. Faithful girls who will show up every day and do what they said they would do. Have you accepted the challenge for 75 Faithful by choosing 1 little thing to be faithful with every single day for the final 75 days of 2024? What is your “little” thing? Remember, all big things first begin small and this little commitment could grow to become so much more in your life. That’s precisely what has happened for me. I live a life that is beyond my wildest imaginations and I owe God all the glory. I could have never created this on my own … heck I couldn’t even dream of it on my own, and that’s the truth! There are 2 little things I’ve been consistently doing that have created the biggest growth and change in my life. Both of these would perhaps make fantastic choices for your own 75 Faithful challenge. The first one we discussed yesterday – Reading your Bible. God’s word is alive like a seed. When you put that seed within you, it grows in the unseen and produces a harvest to become so much greater than it began. I received so many messages after yesterday’s podcast episode saying, “this is my little thing I will be faithful with.” Some are studying the book of Proverbs, some are studying Psalms, others are studying Romans. Some are committed to the daily Bible reading from an app. Great … it’s all God’s word and it’s all alive. Plant that seed, Sis! Now, the second little thing that has radically changed my life – Prayer. I’m going to make this so practical today and tell you exactly where I started to make prayer a positive daily practice that didn’t feel like punishment or a habitual waste of time. Maybe you’ve heard me share this before, or maybe it’s your first time. Maybe you need to hear it again, or maybe this will be perfect to share with someone else. Many years ago, I was completely stagnant in my faith. Life was going pretty darn well, so I didn’t have a need to necessarily pray over. Isn’t it funny how we quickly forget the God who rescued us last time when the threat has passed? I was often the girl who had to be knocked to her knees before she would kneel to pray, and if I wasn’t being knocked down, I wasn’t praying. And the longer I went without praying, the more distant I grew with God. God brought a friend into my life named Suzanne and placed her on our leadership team for a perfect season. Suzanne brought the sweetest spiritual component to our team when I was trying my best to really leave God out of everything. She taught a little class on the 4 Sentence Prayer that began my journey back to God. The practice was so simple and it took all the stress out of praying. Just 4 simple sentences: * Tell God what you’re thankful for.* Confess where you’ve messed up and ask for forgiveness.* Tell God what you’re worried about.* Ask God for help. Every evening, as I got ready for bed, I would slip into my closet and close the door. There, I would drop to my knees and pray those 4 sentences. Some nights 4 sentences turned into 40. With this practice, it became easier and easier to talk to God. Do you want to know a really interesting fact? Within a few months of starting this practice of praying daily, I started hearing from God. Do you know what he told me? He told me so clearly, “My girl, I want you to host a morning devotional.