Yes, No, And Wait!
“Sometimes, I get it so fixed in my mind how I want it to work out, that I donāt think itās an answer to prayer until itās worked out that way. Occasionally, Iāve realized that God already answered me, but because he didnāt do it the way I asked him to do it, I didnāt think he answered at all. One of the things Iāve had to learn in walking out an intimate prayer life is to recognize Godās answers, whether, āYes,ā āNo,ā or āWait!ā
There are times in my life Iāve had to go to God and Iāve said, āLord, just be merciful to me. Do something I donāt deserve. Do something beyond anything I could possibly dream of, or even ask for. Do something, Lord, I need your help.ā God answers those prayers.”
John Wimber, Prayer: Intimate Communication (Anaheim: Vineyard Ministries International, 1997), 17.