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When the Requested Outcome Has Not Come

Name the request. Keep uncertainty honest. Take the next step.

15 minutes to read and practiceFree · Two-page fillable PDF

Companion to When a Child Prays and Does Not Get the Answer They Wanted.

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Example: a desired team place did not come. The child names disappointment, prays honestly, and prepares a respectful question for the coach.

01Name the request

Keep the desired result distinct from what occurred.

02Read and pray

Keep Christ’s passage and your family prayer distinct.

03Choose the next action

Prayer and necessary care belong together.

04Return honestly

Review events without inventing divine explanations.