Why I’m Thankful God Didn’t Answer My Prayer

• By candidasullivan
• March 5, 2025
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When I was a little girl, I prayed every night for God to heal my hands. I knew He could do it, so I trusted Him to do it and expected Him to do it. And yet, it never happened.

I asked God day after day to reject and change me because I couldn’t see my worth or understand my value. I begged for an ordinary life when God planned an extraordinary life for me.

As I sit this morning and prepare for my school visit presentation, I am humbled by how God has used me. I’m so thankful for every hardship and how He has blessed me to overcome each one. Overcoming our hardships creates the most beautiful stories.

When we can let go and allow God to use our gifts according to His will, He will amaze us.

Whenever I read my Zippy book to a group of kids, I am so thankful that God didn’t answer my prayers like I wanted Him to. If He had listened to me, I would have lost all of God’s beautiful work just for me. I would have given up my opportunity to make a difference and help others.

God does what is best for us, even if we don’t understand everything. He knows the plan from start to finish. God knows what will genuinely touch others. It touches me when people tell me they have never forgotten my story or what I shared with them when I visited their school many years ago.

While I would have never chosen this path, I’m thankful that God chose it for me. I’m grateful that, through all of my resistance and challenges, God never gave up on me. He has worked with me, helped me through every step, and blessed me immensely.

Nothing compares to the blessing of walking in our purpose with the Lord. When we follow Him and trust Him, He will amaze us.

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