I was on my way
to the central business district of Kumasi to get some items for a project I am
currently undertaking.
In the bus I
was seated in that morning, there was seated by me a man with a little boy;
they were father and son.
I realised that
every time the little boy saw anything edible, he wanted his father to get that
particular thing for him.
First, he saw
ice-cream… he told his dad he wanted it.
He saw sachet
water on sale… he cried to his father that he wanted to drink water.
He saw bread
and the same thing happened.
At a point, I
thought the father would respond to the plea of his son… especially when the
little boy was crying of thirst to his father. At that moment, I thought to
myself,” This man is mean.”
It was there
that Holy Spirit ministered unto me…
The father
loved his son… and he wanted what was best for him.
That
notwithstanding, it did not change the fact that he had to still protect his
child.
Imagine what
would have happened if the father had responded positively to every request of
the little boy.
He would have
been so full with a concoction of so much food that early morning; the child
could have easily fallen sick that moment.
Then He showed
me… imagine what would have happened if Daddy had answered every prayer request
I made?
Don’t you
sometimes sit back and thank Dad for not answering some prayer requests you’ve
made?
Eventually, the
little boy slept. He had forgotten about his requests and he just slept
peacefully in his father’s arms.
Holy Spirit
told me that when we send in our requests and they delay or are not answered in
the way of our expectations, we have two dispositions we can take.
The first is
the disposition of despair; where we cry and cry and cry about Daddy’s
‘unfaithfulness’ and ‘unlovingness’.
The second
disposition is that of trust; here, we choose to forget about our unanswered
prayer and still remain resolute in our walk with Dad. Here, we have the chance
to choose to rest in His everlasting love and trust in His timing.
You see, the
boy went to sleep… deep sleep.
Holy Spirit
showed me that when the time for the little boy to feed comes, it would be the
father who would wake him up to eat.
That meaning
that in the perfect timing of Daddy, it is He Who will grant us our needs at
the time we actually need it… and not at the time we think we need it.
Personally, I
look at some prayers I made some years ago, and every time I look back, I am so
grateful to Daddy that they never came to pass.
Honestly, it is
sometimes difficult seeing the good in an unanswered prayer especially when it
is something that means so much to us.
But let’s be
honest, Who loves you more than you?
It is our
Father in Heaven.
We need to
believe in the love of our Heavenly Father for us.
If you have not
the tangible experience of this love, please ask His Holy Spirit to help you
have that experience… He is only a breath away.
Also, we have
to lean on the everlasting arms of our Father in such times… stop fighting your
Father because He hasn’t answered your prayers according to your expectations.
He loves you
more than you can ever imagine.
His timing is
the safest…and it is certainly the best… trust me.
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