Persistent prayers

36 Then Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said, 37 behold, I am laying a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece alone, and it is dry on all the ground, then I shall know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said.” 38 And it was so. When he rose early next morning and squeezed the fleece, he wrung enough dew from the fleece to fill a bowl with water. 39 Then Gideon said to God, “Let not your anger burn against me; let me speak just once more. Please let me test just once more with the fleece. Please let it be dry on the fleece only, and on all the ground let there be dew.” 40 And God did so that night; and it was dry on the fleece only, and on all the ground there was dew.
Judges 6:36-39

I think..Sometimes, there needs to be an acknowledgement and confession to God that we have done something wrong. Sometimes God waits to see if we really want what we ask for and persist in asking for it. Lesson learnt: persistence in prayer yet not be discouraged that persistent prayers are not answered. Afterall, if God is the one who is all-knowing and all-loving, why can I not trust that His plans are the best for me?
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