Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. Psalm 143:4 KJV

When it seems life is falling apart, we might throw a hail mary prayer request in hopes God will fix the situation. But what happens when our prayers go unanswered or things don’t turn out the way we had hoped? We might get angry, have doubts about God’s motives, or take matters into our own hands.

It’s always a mistake to wrap our faith and confidence in God around the fulfillment of our dreams or the answers to our prayer.

The foundation of our faith is not answered prayer. The foundation of faith is not everything going our way or happily ever after endings either.

We live from a place of peace and rest that God has got this. Whether or not it looks the way you wanted, you can still trust has your best in mind.

Dreams that don’t come true and prayers that don’t get answered say nothing about the presence, the goodness, or the faithfulness of God.