A couple of weeks ago, a woman in our ward explained over the pulpit during fast Sunday that it had been 3
years since she had born her testimony because she had been struggling with an
issue. The issue was that the night before her father-in-law was
in a fatal ATV accident, she had prayed that everyone would be safe. She said
it bothered her that her prayer wasn't aswered. She knows that our prayers are
according to God's will, but she questioned why we don't simply pray, "Heavenly
Father, I will accept thy will. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen." Why do we
pray for things if it always ends up being according to God's will? She
struggled deeply with this question, but it wasn't until her husband recently
made a simple analogy that her eyes were opened. Her husband said, "You
know how our little nephew is obsessed with his mom's iPad? Well, sometimes our
nephew will ask to play with the iPad and his mom will say yes, but other times
he will ask and his mom will say no. His mom knows what is best for her son,
but her son still needs to ask."
God is our Father. We are His children. He loves us, and He knows what is best for us. Prayer unlocks blessings that wouldn't have been granted without us asking, but sometimes the Lord, with his ultimate wisdom and kindness, says no to our requests.
God is our Father. We are His children. He loves us, and He knows what is best for us. Prayer unlocks blessings that wouldn't have been granted without us asking, but sometimes the Lord, with his ultimate wisdom and kindness, says no to our requests.
