I've always struggled with prayer. Not just sitting and praying but believing in the power of prayer. I knew that prayers could be answered years and years after crying out to God because I've heard of amazing testimonies from people who shared of His goodness. But I wondered when I would experience that. And then it hit me. Who said God would answer prayers the way we expect them to? Why do we think God should work around OUR schedule and OUR timing? He simply asks us to trust in His plans.

I am humbled yet again. The fact that God honored the prayers of an inconsistent, heartless, uncommitted person like me is beyond me. It's grace. Praise God that it's not my doing, but His.