I had an experience as a child. One that anyone else would disregard as anything but important. I was around the age of nine, and we had recently moved to a new house in a pretty young town. I was on a city soccer team. My first game was coming and I was pretty excited (I was a defender, so I felt as though my part of the team was much needed). The day of the game finally came. We thought we had left our home in plenty of time to be to the right field at the right time. After driving for a long time we got to the right neighborhood. We drove everywhere looking for the correct soccer field. After I started to get a little nervous (can't be late to your first game!), I announced that I was going to pray for God's help in finding this field. The second I said amen inside my head, my mother proclaimed, there's the field! I just knew we found it so quickly because I had prayed that we'd make it there in a timely manner.
This small part of my life was stuck inside my brain for unknown reasons...until now.
Fast forward a few years. Since moving out of my home and being on my own, fending for myself and all, I realized the true importance of prayer. I've had moments where inspirations come answers to prayers go across my mind like an electronic billboard. These were moments where I had to learn for myself what these things meant and how I was to handle the information I had received. That small moment while in search for the soccer field, I learned the importance of inspirations from God. I'm grateful for all of the knowledge I gained in my institute class. It was titled, Prep for Eternal Marriage: Dating and Courtship. You'd never believe some of the stuff I learned in that class. Thank you Brother Birch.
I just want to remind you that He will always listen. Be sure to understand that he knows what you want. He knows what you're asking for. But he also knows what's going to be best for you at this time in your life. Give God a chance. Don't blow him off because he doesn't give you a million dollars when you feel poor. And trust me, He won't get annoyed with you like your parents do when you ask 294857298374092758 times for a certain something. He'll give it to you sooner or later. HE LOVES YOU.
Don't be afraid to ask for comfort. If you want something to work out and you feel as though everything is going wrong...maybe the happiness is something you need to find and God just wants you to learn a few things along the way. Don't be afraid to ask for comfort.
