6/13/12 When we pray, we present a petition for which we anticipate a directly related answer. It does not work this way; prayer/answer, prayer/answer. However I have learned over time that I will always get a response. I will not necessarily be the answer I was hoping or expecting. I have learned the response is always better, often the ultimate solution.
On one occasion I was praying that God act immediately in a situation. The response was, “I can do this, but if you are patient I will be able to include fifty (exact number what was said) more related petitions you have not even considered.” I agreed and choose the response rather than the answer. The response is always accordance with God’s will concerning the request. I have learned to pray for responses, not answers.