ABOUT THIS EPISODE
How can you be grateful for prayers that weren’t answered the way you hoped? In Day 5 of 30 Days of Gratitude, Certified Transformation Life Coach, Rachael Arnold, shares how unanswered prayers can be a form of protection, redirection, or preparation, and how gratitude helps you trust God even when life doesn’t make sense.
Why doesn’t God answer every prayer the way we want?
Isaiah 55:8–9 teaches that God’s thoughts and ways are higher than ours. Many women find, looking back, that an unanswered prayer protected them, redirected them toward something better, or prepared them for what was coming.
How can you be grateful for unanswered prayers?
Gratitude for unanswered prayers often comes with time and perspective. Looking back at a “no” and naming what it protected you from or led you toward can help you see God’s hand in your story.
What if an unanswered prayer still doesn’t make sense?
Not every loss has an explanation, and you don’t have to force one. Gratitude doesn’t require understanding everything. It’s choosing to trust that God is still good in what you don’t understand.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why unanswered prayers can feel like silence from God
- What Isaiah 55:8–9 teaches about God’s ways
- Three things an unanswered prayer may be doing in your life: protection, redirection, and preparation
- How to practice gratitude when a prayer still doesn’t make sense
- A simple reflection to see your past prayers differently
Today’s practice:
Finish this sentence: “I’m grateful God didn’t give me ___, because ___.” Write it down.
Do this with a friend:
Who is one person you could go through the 30 days of gratitude with? Send her this episode and invite her to join you.
About the series:
All November long, Midlife Transformation is releasing a short episode every day for 30 Days of Gratitude. Start anytime, and go back to Day 1 to begin from the beginning.
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Rachael D. Arnold, M.Ed., Certified Transformation Life Coach
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