self, passion and dreams

One of my biggest struggles is unanswered prayer.

Maybe, you can relate. You ask God to rescue a friend from impending death, to heal a sick child, to mend a relationship or just simply asking for His blessing for your dreams to come true. For years you pray. But you hear nothing back from Him and you see no results. All these things you think that it must be, God's will. That it all happened for the best...

You remind yourself that He is powerful. That your request is a good thing. You plead. You wait. You doubt... Maybe, He doesn't hear you, or maybe, He isn't so powerful after all. You quit asking, you stopped praying - for days or months. You feel guilty about doubting. You remember that God wants you to take your needs to Him.

Yes, we may sometimes feel like we're a persistent widow. But we know that God is kinder and more powerful than we think He is. We trust Him for He is good and wise and always remember that, "delay is not a denial." 

always ought to pray and not lose heart. - Luke 18:1