"Lord, based on the way things appear, it seems that my prayers are not being answered. I've prayed everything I know to pray in every way I know to pray it. I've fasted and travailed but I can't tell by looking, that you're hearing my prayers. Please show me a sign that you're sending your word to him everywhere he goes, even if you have to use the unsaved or unbelieving, I'm praying that you get his attention as only you can."
These were my thoughts many months ago when my husband and I had divorced yet the Lord was confirming in me, that he was restoring my marriage and that I should continue to war, pray and believe Him.
I was desperately trying to hold on to hope beyond hope, but I found myself in despair when my then ex-husband came to visit our girls. I was doing all I could to stay away from the living room area while he visited with the kids, but then he asked for me to join him on the couch so he could tell me something. These were the times I dreaded because he seemed to want to brag to me about how well he was doing and how blessed he was, etc. but this particular day he started telling me about an incident which had taken place at work.
He was trying to witness to two females, both unsaved, but one was claiming to be an atheist. He was giving them all he had to try to convince them to try Jesus when the atheist (who knew the scriptures), began to challenge him about being divorced! She called him a hypocrite and told him we "Christians" want everybody else to uphold godly standards while we make excuses for disobeying the word of God ourselves. She knew the justifiable reason for divorce and that his excuse was not acceptable!
As he told me this story, I found myself fighting the tears...I knew then that God was hearing and answering my prayers even thought it did not appear that way, and He caused my "ex" to come and share this story with me without even knowing that he was giving me more confirmation of the goodness and faithfulness of God...
Even when I may not see it right in front of me, I know God hears me, therefore, I no longer entertain the possibility of an UNANSWERED PRAYER!
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