And the answer is...

No.

God answered one of my prayers recently. The answer was not what I wanted to hear. In fact, I was quite heartbroken. And I actually said outloud, "God, why can't I have what I WANT for once?" But then I stopped and took it back. What I want for myself is never as good as what God wants for me. Receiving a "no" from God is difficult to accept, though. I really thought I was on the right track this time. But when I think over my life and prayers, those prayers I truly submitted to God were not always answered the way I wanted. And for some of those, I still don't know the reason, but I trust that God does. And there IS a reason. God has a purpose and a will for my life. I have to trust that this "no" is also a "wait and see what good thing I have in store for you!"

To Luke 1_28

Thank you! I will keep your comments in mind. :-) And I will pray and think about these comments.