I'm thinking today of Psalm 34 6. It says this,
this poor man cried and the Lord heard him and
saved him out of all his troubles. Psalm 34 6.
Crying out to God is simply the wise thing to
do. It isn't usually done because it's the wise
thing to do. It's done because the pain or difficulty
becomes too great. Maybe it's a last resort.
Sometimes people go there much more quickly.
Sometimes God intervenes and brings the person
out to safety and freedom from troubles. Sometimes
it seems God doesn't. I think God knows best.
Sometimes the trouble, like the thorn in the
flesh, is needed to keep the person from something
far worse, or it has a result that is desirable,
actually. God can hear and can act, and indeed
does for the one who believes. Knowing God can
and will is part of what makes faith productive,
knowing he rewards those who seek him. So turn
your heart's desire over. Call on him for his
intervention. Trust him to do what's best. And
whenever your tendency would be to trust less,
trust more instead. Trust that the pathway through
being poor or sick or whatever may actually be
the pathway to his perfect assistance. When we
arrive in heaven to perfect eternity, we won't
much care about the events of our lives that
seemed to stink at the time. They will only be
reasons for greater praise.