Henry Blackaby on unanswered prayer

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"Some Christians say with frustration, "I prayed, but God didn't hear me," when what they mean is, "God didn't do what I told him to do."  But God doesn't intend to do what you tell him to do.  Prayer isn't designed to get God to do our will; prayer is designed so that we can stand in His presence and know what His will is, and submit to it."

-- Henry Blackaby, Experiencing the Cross, p. 164