Jeremiah 29:12 (NRSV) Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you.
John 15:7 (NRSV) If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
"Oscar Wilde wrote: 'In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.' To rephrase his thought, I suggest there are likewise only two joys. One is having God answer all your prayers; the other is not receiving the answer to all your prayers. I believe this because I have found that God knows my needs infinitely better than I know them. And He is utterly dependable, no matter which direction our circumstances take us." Joni Eareckson Tada
