Lord, help!

A few months ago I had something of an epiphany. I realised that one reason why many of my prayers weren’t being answered was that I was probably praying for the wrong things. My prayers would go something like this: ‘Lord, I’m having a tough time in this situation. Please make it better.’

I’m sure you’ve prayed prayers like that, too. Perhaps you’ve been having a tough time with your boss at work, and you’ve been praying your boss would stop giving you such a hard time. Or maybe you’ve recen...