"We all nod our heads that, in theory, it makes perfect sense for God to answer prayer in his own way, in his own time. After all, God knows everything. But it isn't easy when we pray, and pray, and pray, and don't see that God is answering.
I think the apostle Paul knew that feeling too. When he wrote his letter to the Corinthians, he said, "For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known" (1 Corinthians 13:12).
On this earth, through our human eyes, we see only "in part". The challenge is to keep on praying, trusting that God hears, listens, loves and acts even if we cannot see the evidence. My years with 40 Days for Life have taught me lessons in the importance of persistent prayer in the face of God's mysterious silence."
Excerpt from 40 Days for Life... Discover what God has done... Imagine what he can do (pp. 65-66) by David Bereit & Shawn Carney with Cindy Lambert
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"Dear Lord, help me to accept your timetable rather than insisting on my own and to not be discouraged when the two don't coincide. When I face frustrations, roadblocks, disappointments, and persecution in my attempts to do your work, as I surely will, help me to not simply bear them but to rejoice in them, because they are what strengthen me and help me to grow to be more like your Son. It is no small privilege to participate with him in his sufferings - even in this small way. Amen."
Prayer from: 40 Days for Life... Discover what God has done... Imagine what he can do (p. 71).
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