INTRODUCTION

God expects man to face his problems, but He does not expect him to resolve those problems on his own. Ultimately, God desires to hear what burdens the heart of man even if the burdens or cares have been brought upon man by his own wrongdoing. God, knowing the condition of Adam and Eve, made a point to visit them. He obviously knew where Adam was located, but needed Adam to acknowledge the problem. He wanted Adam to tell Him about the problems brought on by sin. In like manner, God knows what man has need of before it is ever brought to God in prayer (Matthew 6:8Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
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DEVOTIONAL THOUGHTS

• (For smaller children) Saul's jealousy caused David to flee. He made the cave Adullam his headquarters and hid there from Saul. David took his problems to the Lord (Psalm 142). Read what Hezekiah did when threatened by the king of Assyria (2 Kings 19:9And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,
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• Where is the first place you go to find a solution to your problems? Do you first seek counsel from friends and family, or do you take your problem to the Lord?
• How could prayer possibly be an important step in resolving problems or potential problems? How can God’s intervention help us keep from creating additional problems?

PRAYER NEEDS

• Ask God to teach you the necessity of prayer in problem solving.
• Thank God for His willingness to help you solve problems.

HYMN

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