Did You Get Your Answer?

"But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind."  James 1:6 (NAS)

You prayed the Lord would bring you a friend.  Have you considered that this person who challenges you and keeps trying to hang out might be the one God sent?  Don't miss out on a friendship that could sharpen you because you expected a fun pal.

You prayed that your absentee parent would develop into the guardian you wished for.  Nothing has changed in that relationship, but did you take advantage of the mentor who became available step into that role?  God won't change you parents without their permission, but He will provide who you need.

You prayed for deliverance from anxiety, insomnia, and depression.  Did you take the opportunity to stop drinking coffee, caffeinated soda pop, energy drinks, and alcohol?  God provided you with first steps.

You prayed for a positive change in the desperate life of someone you love.  When the change began to happen, did you sabotage or support?  Prepare yourself because you're going to have to change with them.

You prayed to be genuinely loved and accepted.  When you were, did you receive it with an open heart or a suspicious one?  Or worse, did you despise it and push it away because you felt undeserving or because it seemed too good to be true?

"And Jesus answered saying to them, 'Have faith in God.  Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, "Be taken up and cast into the sea," and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that it will happen, it will be granted him.  Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you.'"  Mark 11:22-24 (NAS)

God always hears us when we pray.  His answers are sometimes yes, sometimes no, and sometimes later.  Are you expecting a yes?  Are you prepared for a yes?  When you get what you ask for, will you recognize it?