If God Hears Me, Why Doesn't He Answer? By: Maggie Meadows Cooper "Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!" - Psalm 116:2 NLT "Mama! God won't do what I told Him to!" was the complaint I got from my recently turned five-year-old as we were getting ready for bed recently. She explained that she told God to stop the ceiling fan from spinning so she could count how many "things" were on there going around. And He didn't. She was quite annoyed and couldn't understand why He wouldn't make it stop. And, oh goodness, I knew I had a teachable moment on my hands. You know those moments when your kids do something or say something and your heart thinks, "I should really have a deep talk about this and take advantage of this moment." But your mind and body are saying, "We are way too tired to tackle this issue right now. Give the short answer and move on." That's where I was on this one. But...I knew this was a biggie, and so, I "put on my big girl panties" and tried my best. Y'all, one of the hardest things to explain...and understand...is why God answers, or doesn't answer, or delays his answers, or answers in a different way to our requests. But it's really simple. God is God. And we're not. We don't have to understand. We don't need to understand. And we aren't supposed to understand all the time. We are just supposed to trust. |
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