Are prayers really unanswered or are they answered according to God's plan and not your own????

Good morning and happy Tuesday, it is a very windy morning, overcast and a bit of humidity in the air. it looks like the remainder of this week will be windy, and rainy, but with warmer temperatures...so no snow...yippee, there is always a rainbow....

In prayer this morning I asked God to bless me today with relaxed muscles in my back, and no headache. I asked him to continue to bless those who are in need of healing with his wonderful comforting hands laid upon them giving them strength and will. I prayed for all that you might feel his calm, comfort and peace in your doings and that you are filled with the knowledge of his great love and compassion for each of you. I ask mercy, blessings and favor for all in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Have you ever sat and wondered why God did not answer your prayers, when you prayed for total healing and the one you prayed for slipped from this earth and passed through to paradise? Have you ever asked God to take your financial woes and allow you peace only to get deeper and deeper in debt? Have you ever asked God to save your dying relationship only to find yourself single and on your own? Have you ever gotten angry and asked why, why, why...only to realize without the outcome he allowed you would not be where you are today? Only to realize that this was the better way? Only to realize that once again he knew better what was best? Only to fall on your knees and thank him for his plan? 

God knows I have prayed and felt that the prayers were falling on deaf ears and then down the road I am saying "thank you Almighty God, for bringing me this way as the other path was going no where" As Garth Brooks' song goes...."some of God's greatest gifts..are unanswered prayers" but were they really unanswered or were they just answered differently thank what you had planned? God is good all of the time and he does have your best interest in his heart! 

The Great Acorn War

The first school I ever attended sat halfway up the side of a hill. Along the ridge right above it were several matronly Oak trees and down at the bottom of the hill was the playground with seesaws and swing sets. Every afternoon at recess most of the boys and girls would make a mad dash down the hill to be the first on the swings and seesaws. A group of us boys, however, found another great toy to play with, the acorns from the Oak trees. Thus began the Great Acorn War. 

For several days we divided into armies, gathered our acorns, and spent recess throwing them at each other. It was great fun until you got hit. One day I found myself trapped behind a tree with the other army all around me. I said a quick prayer to God to please not let me get hit and then made a break for it. Dozens of expertly thrown acorns stung into my face, head, arms, and back. I ran as fast as I could all the way back into the school. The next day I decided the swings might be more fun and left the warfare to others. Soon after that one of the teachers saw the acorn fighters in action and put a stop to the Great Acorn War once and for all. 

That was one of the first times I remember asking God for something and it was also one of the first times I remember Him saying No! It took me many years to finally see that sometimes what we think is best for us really isn’t and that God’s wisdom is far greater than ours. 

Since then I have had a lot of my prayers answered and the answer hasn’t always been yes. I asked God to cure my boys of their Autism but God showed me instead how to look beyond their handicaps and see their loving souls shining through. I asked God for an easy life, but God gave me a challenging one to grow my character and learn the importance of love. I asked God for the ability to help others and heard Him say in my heart, "You are finally getting it!" May God then always give you what you need even if it isn’t always what you want.