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A prayer for when God wrecks your dreams by Mandy Smith, read by Leah Martin.

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways declares the Lord.

Because the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and

my thoughts than your thoughts, Isaiah 55, 8 through 9.

Is there a dream in your heart that you feel is being delayed?

If you look hard enough, you may see another blessing in disguise.

Some dreams of mine include being a wife and mother.

I'm single, but I'm grateful to God that he's been able to fulfill the emotional longings

I have in unexpected ways.

I understand the heart-numbing pain of a dream that hasn't come into fruition.

It's hard to consider a weight or a no to be loving, isn't it?

We can often feel neglected, lonely, heartbroken, tired, or hopeless.

In this society of social media overload, there are things that can pop up on a newsfeed

that can cut deeper than any sharp edge sword.

Seeing someone receive a blessing that you have cried about, worked for, prayed for, and

dreamed of while you're still in the waiting room is ridiculously hard.

We're called to be joyful with our brothers and sisters in Christ, rejoice with those

who rejoice.

Many times, when we receive a dream that comes true, we talk about the tollfulness in God,

and rightly so, but being honest, I always come back to this next thought.

If my dream does not come true, if I never receive what I've knocked on heaven's door

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