![]() ![]() Maybe, like me, you need something far more satisfying and eternal than the specific answer to your prayer. The Lord may not have answered you in the way you wanted Him to but He has answered you in the way you needed Him to. And, if your eyes are filled with tears because you long for God to answer your prayer and it just seems He hasn’t, well, maybe He has. So, I write this post today with blind eyes on a talking computer. He answered my prayer by giving me encouragement–the ultimate encouragement. He regarded my sorrow He did not answer my prayer by giving me healing. On that day in the guest room when I prayed for God to heal my eye, He did hear my voice. He knows what you want and need, and when He hears you, He immediately sends encouragement your way. My friend, God hears you, He listens when you cry out to Him. “You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted you encourage them, and you listen to their cry” ( Psalm 10:17). He just may not answer you in the way you want Him to. Your voice isn’t a vague noise from a distant guest room in Heaven. Even if He hasn’t answered it yet, that does not mean He disregards it–or you. God hears you and your desire, my friend. He just didn’t answer me the way I wanted Him to.ĭo you have a desire you long for God to hear? It’s been over five years since I asked God to restore my left eye, and it remains as black as a starless midnight sky–now both eyes only see black. ![]() I don’t even need total healing if you would just give me back the little light I had in my left eye.” “Oh Father, I really want my left eye back. “God, please give me back my left eye.” I prayed because I knew God heard me and could restore even my limited sight. My eyes welled up with tears and my throat tightened. ![]() Standing in front of the guest room dresser that day, I suddenly felt trapped in a claustrophobic cave and overwhelmed by dread and loss. Blindness had been hard but at least it had a little light perception–not enough to function, but it did give me a reprieve from total darkness. I had lost the majority of my sight as a teenager because of a degenerative disease called Retinitis Pigmentosa. It’s not like there was real vision there to begin with, but at least it wasn’t vast blackness of nothing at all. The few fragments of sight I once had in my left eye were now gone. If the lamp was on, the problem wasn’t the light bulb. When I detected light from the right lamp but not the left, I placed my hand on the bulb to make sure it was working. I turned on both lamps on the dresser in the guest room. Over the course of the next few weeks, I’ve invited friends to share their words in this space as we explore the mysteries of prayer during the Summer Bible Study. Connect with Jennifer on Twitter and Facebook. Philip Rothschild, and their two sons Clayton and Connor. She resides in Springfield, Missouri with her husband of 21 years, Dr. She became blind at age fifteen and now helps others live beyond limits. Phil, Women of Faith and Extraordinary Women and is the founder of Fresh Grounded Faith events. Jennifer Rothschild is the author of 10 books with combined sales of over a half-million units, including the newly released God Is Just Not Fair: Finding Hope When Life Doesn’t Make Sense. She’s been featured on Good Morning America, Dr. Let me introduce you to my friend, Jennifer. ![]()
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