God’s Better Answer
“God answers our prayers many times not by bringing His will down to our level, but by lifting us up to Himself. We grow strong, so we will no longer need to cry for relief. We can bear a heavy load without asking to have it lightened. We can bear the sorrow now and endure it. We can go on in quiet peace without the next blessing we thought so necessary. We have not been saved from entering the battle we shrink from, but we have fought it through and have gained the victory. Is not victory in conflict better than being freed from the conflict? Is not peace in the midst of the storm and the strife better than being lifted completely above the strife?”
~ J. R. Miller
”For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.“
2 Corinthians 12:8-10 KJV