Don’t let the length of the wait convince you that God has forgotten your prayer. Some answers take time because God is preparing both the blessing and the person who will receive it.

Things Heaven Wants You To Remember Before You Give Up On What You’ve Been Praying For:

• the wait is preparing you, not punishing you
• delays are not denials
• some prayers are being answered in ways you haven’t recognized yet
• the version of what you’re asking for that would arrive too soon might not survive

the fact that you still care means it isn’t over

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• the pull you keep feeling toward it is not an accident
• answered prayers rarely look the way you thought they would
• you’ve been closer than you realized more than once

• the season that felt like nothing was happening was quietly moving everything into place
• the fact that you still care means it isn’t over
• the timing that feels late from where you’re standing is exact from where he is
• you’ve made it this long. don’t stop this close to the answer

Jacqueline Whitney is the author Held: A 50 Day Devotional For Parents and All That You Deserve.