. Three times I pleaded with the
Lord to take it away from me, by J. R. Miller. Three times
I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me, but he said
to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made
perfect in your weakness. 2 Corinthians 12, 8 and 9. Many prayers which seem to be
unanswered are really answered. The blessing comes, but in a
form we do not recognize. Instead of the very thing we
sought, something better is given. The burden is not lifted away,
but we are sustained beneath it. We are not spared the suffering,
but in the suffering we are brought nearer to God and receive more
of His grace. The sorrow is not taken away,
but is changed to joy. Our ignorant prayers are taken
into the hands of the Great Intercessor and are answered in ways far
wiser than our thought. Instead of earthly trifles, heavenly
riches, instead of things which our poor wisdom sought, things
God's infinite wisdom chose for us. Instead of pleasure for a
day, gain for eternity.