Answer to Doubting Prayer

Another post on the same day! My life must be getting exciting!

My first day back at uni today, and I had one class which ended at 4:30. I planned to go straight to the gym afterwards, but my sister called me, and asked me to come home for dinner as she had made it, and didn't want anyone to miss out (Gnocci! YUM!). I agreed, and decided to head to the gym after dinner.

Dinner comes and goes, leaving me with a rather full stomach, and so I decided to let my stomach settle before going. Departure time was set for 7:30, and I had time to kill, so I decided to do some Internet stuff. As I'm on Facebook, a friend started a chat with me, and I talk with her for quite a while, noticing that time has hit 7:45, and I wasn't ready yet. As I'm about to dash off, another friend starts up a chat, asking me to come over and help her with her Math 12 homework (proving various identities). Of course. I figured that this is why God prevented me from heading to the gym.

I walk over (for a bit of exercise and to save on gas) and we begin. I took Math 12 four years ago, so I'm quite rusty, and usually when I know I'm going to be helping someone, I try to review before heading over to their place. As you can tell, I didn't have to opportunity for that at all.

We quickly discuss what's holding her up, I discover she has a test tomorrow and so we start. ARGH! We can't get the first one! We decide to move on. During the second question I realise we didn't start our sesison with prayer. Ah well, that's ok because we need our brains for math, and God gave us brains... But the second question stumps us! So does the third! So I say out loud, "Please help us Lord," half hoping that He'll answer, and half doubting that He will. It is, after all, just math.

Wouldn't you know it, we prove the statement! Yes! "Thank you Lord!" And then the next one too! "Thank you again Lord!" And then the third one! "Thank you Lord!!!" And then we get to the next and do not solve it. Oh. "Please Lord, will you help us?" After trying two possible ways to prove to equation, my friend asks that this be the last one as her brain is fried. Alright, we will make this our last one. I try one more time, and remember a trick that we can use! "Thank you Lord! We solved it!"

An example of answered prayer, even when I am not convicted that the Lord will answer. Praise God for the ways He works, and when He answers prayer, no matter how doubtful the requester is. I am now praying for success for my friend's math test.