During a church service in Kentucky over the summer the congregation was given the opportunity to write down a confession to God on a small scratch piece of paper and pin it on a canvas board in the back of the sanctuary. Some people took the time to confess and surrender to God the things that they couldnt get a handle on themselves. That they simply needed to allow God to take over. Others just wrote down a prayer, one that maybe couldnt be verbalized but somehow could make better sense when pen met paper. A four year old girl who just happens to love to doodle was ecstatic with this assignment as it gave her something to pass the time with. She scribbled with no purpose at all over the paper. The Daddy's girl then took a walk with her daddy and the two of them pinned their confessions/needs onto the canvas. That 4 year old girl was my niece. Now some would say that the scribbles meant nothing and she had no real understanding or care for what the activity meant. For me, im not only touched and proud of such a sweet little innocent child, but redeemed in the realization that God sees meaning even in scribbles. At the age of four struggles are much different than what they are for me at 23 or someone of 50. And to her she may not even be able to comprehend her struggles. But the beauty is that through the messes of our lives and those days that we think we have nothing left to give and cant even put a finger on what it is we need, God understands the need. And He is already in the struggles of our future. Already understanding our pain when we dont even understand or before we even encountter it. What we dont get, He gets. Remember He is your creator so what could He not understand about you? Our biggest problem is not our biggest problem at all, the biggest problem is that we think God is not bigger than our biggest problem. Look at God's creation all around you and realize that He is bigger than little ole you. This lesson learned from my niece tells me that God understands our prayers even when we dont have the words to say them.