believe

the reason i say my daughter is not a christian, yet, is because God has His hooks in her. she just doesn't know it yet. depending on the prayer how long God will take to answer it. when it's a cry for help - it's immediate - He's right there, right now. when it's a prayer for something that's according to His will and He says in 1 tim 2.3 and 4 that He 'wants all men to be saved' believe and keep praying and believe. it won't be immediate but how much more would we love God for saving us from hell on earth than if our life had been a bed of roses. mark 11.24... whatever you ask for in prayer believe that you have received it and it will be yours. although it's not a one time thing, otherwise God will think you are lukewarm and don't really mean it. it's like loving Him, if you don't tell Him and show Him that you love Him He'll think you don't really mean it.

then i think of all the people i know who have been divorced. how many of us have prayed and begged for a second chance, for reconciliation. how hard is it to believe when God doesn't answer prayer the way we want. as i write i am reminded of rom 8.28 'and we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to His purpose' and this i do believe.