140. When Your Prayers Aren't Answered Like You Hoped

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you feel like your prayers are being ignored? This is something that has been on our hearts to share and a story that God is currently writing for us. Of believing that for over a decade, our prayers were not being answered. But in hindsight, God was answering just not in the way we thought. We are saying that our prayers weren’t being answered because it was not a “yes”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But there are lots of other answers besides yes. God taught us so many lessons on faith, and resting in him, and contentment, and just opening our hearts to stepping into things that were scary and hard and took us way outside our comfort zone.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Want a glimpse into what has been happening in our lives recently? Jesse had a birthday. We talk about our difference in age and how we celebrated Jesse’s birthday. We discuss some of the books we have recently been reading and what we look for in good books. Jesse talks about the books he has finished, one non-fiction and one fiction. I talk about a fiction author that was recommended to me and the last book I just finished.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Word to the wise, don’t do things one-handed if you are trying to fix a toilet. We chat about everyday items that are positively affecting our family. The flex seal glue that Jesse had to purchase to fix the toilet mishap. How the invention of the two way zipper onesie is helping keep baby D’s g-tube safe. This is real life.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I reflect on our last ten years and during all that time, it felt like our prayers weren't being answered and asking God why. I close out the podcast, giving words to encourage others who may be struggling, who may not fully recognize that God is answering you, it just might not be with a yes.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>In This Episode</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:37] - Welcome to</span> <a href="http://crysta