Not just for the things You've done for me
there is an old country song that says something along the lines of "some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers". When I was younger, I would pray for foolish things I wanted (I still do of course, but my mom's mantra has changed) and my mom would always repeat this line to me when I would be upset that I didn't get it. There was a specific time that I was losing a friend to a different group and I prayed that we could repair what we had but that didn't happen. At the time, I didn't understand why. I can see now that I probably would've missed out on a lot of other friendships had she and I remained clung to one another in high school. It isn't that I dislike her or anything of the sort, but while I'm not happy we aren't friends anymore, I'm not unhappy either. That seems to happen a lot - the act of being blinded by what I want and not remembering that God has a plan. I am really good at saying 'thank you', and each day I repeatedly thank God for all that He has done for me. I have never even considered saying thank you for what He may have prevented. I pray to always be conscious of the fact that God has a plan bigger than I can both imagine and see.
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