So What if It doesn't Happen?

We have all prayed for our God to do certain things which we felt was right or fair. We asked Him to heal, deliver, and provide for us at times when we were desperate for His tender mercy only to fail to receive the answer which we desired.
Let us look to the scriptures for an answer.

First let us look at Abraham as he talks to Isaac. Actually he was taking him to offer as a sacrifice to the Lord as God had directed. Wow! Can you think of a more difficult order from the Lord, to take your only son, whom you had waited for many years to receive, and offer him as a sacrifice on the altar to the God who had given that son to you as promised? But Abraham was a faithful, obedient servant of the God who controlled his life. He heard the voice of the Lord and he obeyed His commands. In answer to the question of Isaac, “where is the sacrifice?” Abraham replied,” God will provide”. And God did just that, He provided a lamb to replace Isaac. Abraham’s faith was justified.
What if the ram had not been supplied? Abraham was prepared to obey no matter what the circumstance.

Fast forward, to the book of Daniel We read about the prideful king, Nebuchadnezzar, who was encouraged by his counselors to build an idol, a statue of himself, and have all the people of the land bow down and worship the idol. There were at least three young men in the kingdom that refused to bow to the idol of gold. They were servants of the One true God. They had served Him all the years during their captivity, trusting Him to provide and sustain them in every situation. God had been faithful and they had advanced in the kingdom, along with their friend, Daniel. When they were threatened with a fiery death because they stood firmly against the King’s order to bow to the idol, this was their response. Daniel 3:16, 17, 18; O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer you in this matter. IF it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. BUT if not, be it known unto thee, O king; that we will not serve your gods, nor worship the golden image which you have set up.
The angry king heated the furnace seven times hotter and had them thrown into that fire!
But know this!! They did not go into that fire alone. The fourth man, like the Son of God, was in that trial with them!! When you stand for God, in faith, obeying the Word of the Lord, you NEVER stand alone!! Because you did not get delivered OUT of the trial, you are NOT FORSAKEN!! The Lord your God is with you! You may not get the healing, the deliverance, the answer you anticipated, but be assured; the RIGHT answer is on its way. God is in control, the God whom you serve, whom you obey, whom you worship with all you heart, has the perfect answer, in the perfect time to bring glory to His Name and blessing to you.
What happened because of the actions of these three men?
Daniel 3:28-30 tells us that when the king saw the deliverance of these three servants of the most high God, he made a decree that all people who would even speak a word against the God who had delivered these men should be cut in pieces and their houses be made a dunghill, because there is no other God that can deliver after this manner. Then he promoted them in the province of Babylon.
STAND FIRM!! God will perform His work, in His time, and He will promote the faithful.
So what if it is not the way we expected??
Stand still and see the Lord work His mighty wonders!!