Waiting For An Answer

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. “For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.”  Matthew 7: 7-11

I have a friend who has been praying for a miracle for her daughter Mary for the past 20 years.  Her daughter almost died from anorexia, drugs, and alcohol.  She prayed and prayed and prayed unceasingly….along with her family and friends.  Nothing happened.  But, she never gave up.  I ran into her yesterday after not seeing her for years. I reluctantly asked about Mary.  “I prayed for a miracle and finally got one.” Mary has been clean from all her vices for several years.  She went back to school to get her Master’s Degree in Psychology.  She is married and just had a beautiful, healthy baby girl. “Wow, you prayed so long for this.”  Her reaction really impacted me…”I prayed long but he sure did answer BIG!”

God answers prayers in His own time and they might not be with the answer we are expecting.  But He always answers.  If you are waiting for an answer, be patient. It is coming. Even though you may be praying for a long time,  God answers in a BIG WAY.