A five-year-old boy wants a toy horse-drawn carriage as a birthday present. While shopping with his mother, he saw the toy horse carriage he wanted. The toy was about 15 cm long and had nice wheels and was pulled by a dark brown plastic easel. “Mom, I want this one. Yes, yes,” he pleaded. Like a child, he whined and insisted on getting the carriage as his birthday present. The mother said, “See you later,” and took the son home. The boy was sure he would get what he asked for.
On his birthday, he received a gift from his mother. He opened the gift confidently. Sure enough, it was the horse carriage he had requested. He was very happy. But then her sister said, “You are such a fool for insisting on getting that carriage. Mama already bought you a much bigger carriage, but when you whined for the small one, I exchanged it.” Suddenly the horse-drawn carriage did not look attractive anymore.
Sometimes we are like that to God. We pray for a particular need and say how He should answer it. We beg and ask, until God finally gives us exactly what we ask for. In fact, He actually intended to give something better. Don’t think we know best when we start praying. Tell Him, “Thy will be done.” Believe His ways are perfect.
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