[God] is able to do immeasurably
more than all we ask or imagine.
—Ephesians 3:20
Warning! The word in the above text that may give you the most trouble is “more.”
God’s “more” may be a welcomed add-on to your request. Or maybe not. His “more” may be something different than what you prayed for—perhaps so different that you can only see it as rejection.
If there happens to be a place in heaven where God displays your prayers alongside his answers, you may peruse the list, occasionally pause, and say, “So that’s how he answered that prayer. I didn’t think he had even heard it. It’s immeasurably more than I asked for or imagined.”
Don’t get bent out of shape when you think God isn’t hearing and answering your prayers—keep an eye out for his “more.”
Will God give you what you ask for? Maybe. Maybe even more.
Father knows best.