Jesus Never Fails

When God doesn't answer our prayers--well, He always answers our prayers. Let's start over. When God doesn't answer our prayers the way we would like Him to, it's not that He's thinking:

"Oh, they need a little more disappointment in their lives."

" You know, Gabriel, I think a little more suffering in their lives will probably be good for them. They've had it pretty easy for some time now."

Nor does He not sense and feel--even have empathy for--our sadness and tears when His answer is not what we had hoped. He is the One who commands us to "weep with those who weep." He is the One who took on flesh that He might feel with us, not merely for us.

No, what He's thinking is: "What I have planned for them is the best; so much better than what they think they need. What I have planned for them is joy and a deepening sense of my presence and my love."

Jesus never fails.