why my husband isn't the answer to my prayers
My husband is not the answer to my prayers. Yes, you read that correctly. While I prayed for years and years for my husband, he is in fact not the answer to my prayers. I thought for many years that prayer was my only opportunity to influence my marital status . I thought that just maybe if I prayed hard enough and pursued God long enough that I would wear Him down . He would give me what I wanted . He would finally hear me. I just had to be persistent enough. I just had to wait long enough. I just had to be devoted enough . The problem with all of that is it treats prayer rather like a vending machine. If I finally g e t the right amount of change, I w ill get what I want. If I finally round up enough quarters, I c an get that delicious Dr. Pepper or bag of Doritos .* Sadly, this is often what I see happen not just in my life, but in the church as well. We just h ave to pray harder and longer, and God will heal the person with can cer. We just have to have another