Our all-powerful, all-loving God encourages us to ask Him for what we want. But sometimes, after we’ve put it out there, He seems to turn and walk in the opposite direction. We are then left with the unmet longings and needs that inspired our prayers as well as questions about this purportedly benevolent God. Welcome to Faith 301.
I have repeated this course multiple times. More than a decade ago, I began experiencing unrelenting fatigue, muscle soreness, and waning strength. Countless tests and doctor visits later, I received the diagnosis of chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia. For the next five years, I politely asked God for healing, then demanded healing, then gave up hope for healing.
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