I ASKED GOD TO TAKE AWAY MY PAIN.

I ASKED GOD TO TAKE AWAY MY PAIN.

GOD SAID, NO.
IT IS NOT FOR ME TO TAKE AWAY, BUT FOR YOU TO GIVE IT UP.

I ASKED GOD TO MAKE MY HANDICAPPED CHILD WHOLE.

GOD SAID, NO.
HER SPIRIT WAS WHOLE, HER BODY WAS ONLY TEMPORARY.

I ASKED GOD TO GRANT ME PATIENCE.

GOD SAID, NO.
PATIENCE IS A BY PRODUCT OF TRIBULATIONS; IT ISN'T GRANTED, IT IS LEARNED.

I ASKED GOD TO GIVE ME HAPPINESS.

GOD SAID, NO.
I GIVE YOU BLESSINGS. HAPPINESS IS UP TO YOU.

I ASKED GOD TO SPARE ME PAIN.

GOD SAID, NO.
SUFFERING DRAWS YOU APART FROM WORLDLY CARES AND BRINGS YOU CLOSER TO ME.

I ASKED GOD TO MAKE MY SPIRIT GROW.

GOD SAID, NO.
YOU MUST GROW ON YOUR OWN, BUT I WILL PRUNE YOU TO MAKE YOU FRUITFUL.

I ASKED FOR ALL THINGS THAT I MIGHT ENJOY LIFE.

GOD SAID, NO.
I WILL GIVE YOU LIFE SO THAT YOU MAY ENJOY ALL THINGS.

"TO THE WORLD YOU MIGHT BE ONE PERSON, BUT TO ONE PERSON YOU JUST MIGHT BE THE WORLD"