Many readers have written expressing frustration and concern that their prayers are not being answered...yet. I added the 'yet' because God always has a solution to our situation.
"Be still and know that I am God" (Psalm 46:10) is not a suggestion. It is a gentle, loving answer to the question, "How long do I wait?" and to the emotions we feel when we voice our frustration: "I've been praying about this for days (weeks, months, years)!"
I have a mental image that I rehearse in my mind when I, too, tire of waiting at not seeing an answer.
Equipment failure - call the expert!
My friend is in charge of keeping all the machinery running at his manufacturing site. The 'expert' arrived, hooked up the malfunctioning machine to his computer to run diagnostics. The conclusion - it was either the motor or the hydraulic pump. The motor checked out okay which left only the hydraulic pump. Despite ribbing from his coworkers, my friend sat silently next to the machine, head bowed, praying.
