God's Appointed Time
It is in moments when we are despaired of all hope that we need to have it the more. In the moment we feel like God is far from us, He is actually working on our desperate cases. It is so wild of us to even start thinking that maybe God doesn't see our struggles, our pains, or even our sufferings. It might seem like we've been tested a lot beyond our own strength. It might feel like He's so quick to help other people—and mostly those who do not even pray—yet He's so sluggish to answer us who are always praying, fasting, and devoted to Him. Well, as the saying goes, "We do not pray to change divine decree but only to obtain what God has decided will be obtained through prayer." St. Gregory further states it thus: "By asking, men deserve to receive what the all-powerful God has decreed from all eternity to give them." We do struggle mostly because our own desires and will blindfold our ability to see what God has prepared for us. It rings and contin...