God's Ways

When we pray..
We don't pray for what we want..
But we pray for what God wants us to do..
For He knows what's best for us - His children..

Sometimes we impose God to fulfill our desires..
We may think what we want is the best..
God doesn't answer our prayers..
Bitter disappointment mounts in our hearts..

God tells us to wait, we're impatient..
God says NO, we don't listen..

We drift apart from God's presence..
We go our own ways..
We brush aside a little voice..
The voice of Holy Ghost..
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Have you ever been disappointed because God didn't answer what you prayed for? Most people have. Me too..

I have tons of prayers that haven't been answered. Prayers that I thought would be good to me, but again..because God loves me so much that He DIDN'T answer all of my ACCORDING TO MY WAY prayers.

If I look back on those days, I'm thankful for what God has done to me. His ways are marvelous!

Back in 2003, why God didn't give me any clients, when I needed to achieve my target the most? I was deeply distressed. I didn't know what's wrong with me. I worked as hard as others but I got nothing.Big zero! But in midst of the year, a big downturn hit the mutual funds market! The NAVs of MFs were going down in no time. Every body panicked especially those big clients who put their money in mutual funds. Only 2 words came out of my mouth THANK GOD!
God really knows what will happen ahead of time. I couldn't imagine what if I got some clients. How could I handle them? Most of them didn't know how exactly MF works at that time. They thought MFs always yield high returns with no risks.

God showed his kindness to me again in 2005. I was applying for a fiancee visa. I supposed to get all my paperwork as soon as my husband to be (at that time) sent it to the US Embassy in Jakarta. But after 2 weeks or so, I didn't get any mail/ phone call from the embassy. Finally my husband emailed the embassy and was told that I had to pick up the documents by myself. I went to the embassy and there..when I was in line waiting for my turn, a young lady who stood in front of me turned and smiled at me. She was friendly and asked what visa I was applying for? I said fiancee visa. She said oh really? me too... And we started talking and changing information. To be honest, I didn't know there were so much paperwork should be completed! T gave me a list of what docs I had to complete. Since then, we become friends :) Thanks again to T. I believe our meeting that day wasn't an coincidence, but God had planned it.
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I believe when God doesn't answer my prayers, not because He doesn't love me, but He loves me dearly that He will give more than I wish for. Amen.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
(Jeremiah 29:11 King James Version)