Something Far Better
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A man lived far out in the country brought his clothing from a mail-order catalog. At the bottom of the printed order form he noticed this statement:"If we do not have the articles you ordered in stock ,may we subsititute?"

The first time that he wrote "yes", they sent him something that was worth double the price of the article he had requested. the company explained," We are sorry we do not have the article in stock which you ordered. We are sending you something better at our expense."
After that, the man said he always printed out much more boldly the word "yes" at the bottom of the order blank.

He knew he would not be disappointed by the substitution.
So too, when we pray to God, it is good to tell Him that we are quite willing to let him take our weak prayersa nd answer them according to His will.

Too often we pray and do not see our request answered becaues we selfishly " ask amiss" (James 4:3). Instead, we need to examine the motives of our heats and trust Him to give us exactly what we need. We can be sure that when we do. He will send us something far better, yes," exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think" (Ephesians 3:20)

You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. (James 4:1-8)