Thank you Jesus!!

Ever have something that you have prayed and prayed and prayed for? Ever have that moment in time when you think, what am I doing wrong?

There's times in our life when God has three ways to answer prayers; Yes, No, or I have something better planned for you! When you pray, do you think about it ahead of time? Or do you pray from your heart?

When I first began to pray, it was so repetitious. I would pray the same exact thing every night. After thinking about it, what sense did that make? I have learned to lay exactly what is on my heart, regardless of what it is, on our Lord. He knows what you need, want, think about, worry about, and what he needs for you. Why try to make it all formal?

There has been a lot weighing on my heart lately. I don't like to burden people with my "problems" so I just carried on day to day. Well, that doesn't work. I began to pray with everything inside me, everything that was on my heart. And you know what happened?

God answered my prayers!!!! He's working through me to make things happen. He knows where I need to be, when I need to be there, and exactly how to make all that happen! God is so so so good! I cannot believe I am sitting here, writing this, with tears of happiness in my eyes. This has been a rough road. The fact of the matter is, I didn't give up. I didn't give up hope (as much as I wanted to), I didn't give up praying, I didn't give up on God because I know He will NEVER give up on me.

What you want today, may not be what you need. What you want today, God may not have the same view. But if it is something that is on your heart, day in and day out, there's a reason it's there. We struggle to get strength. We don't always get what we want, because that isn't what is best for us. God knows what we need and when we need it. Don't give up love, you're almost there.

Keep Smilin' and God Bless
Stephanie