A prayer answered 11/10/21
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Here's  an interesting  thing. I  was wanting  to purchase  something,
never mind  what, and didn't  really feel like  it was in  the budget.
This is something I've wanted for a very long time, and something with
some non-trivial costs  associated with it. It's never  really been in
the budget, to be honest. I've wanted it for at least ten years, maybe
more.

Recently,  I figured  I'd ask  God  for help.  Why not,  right? I'm  a
praying sort of person in general; if  I really want this, why not put
it in God's hands, and see what He does with it?

So, I did that. I wrote it down, and basically told God this:

"Here's this thing I've wanted for a  long time. It's not a bad thing,
but it's also not some bare necessity.  That said, I know you're a God
of abundance, and you don't only want us to have the bare minimum that
we need  to survive. You want  us to be  happy, to have joy,  and yes,
even to explore many  good things here on Earth. So,  here it is. It's
costs a lot. I can't really  justify robbing the family budget for it.
If you want to bless me with this,  I'm sure you could find a way. I'm
happy without it, so whatever you decide is fine."

I didn't have  any strong expectations. Like I said,  this has been on
the "nice  to have" list  for some years. But,  I figured, if  the All
Powerful wanted to oblige, I'd be grateful.

The writing-it-down part was important for  me. I wrote it somewhere I
would see it  often, and when I saw  it, I said a little  prayer in my
heart. And, so you know, I do  try not to be self-centered; I wrote it
alongside a large  list of people that I pray  for, friends and family
who have  needs. I just  threw it up  there with everything  else, and
thought about it frequently.

I don't  know how long this  was on my  list, but it didn't  seem like
long. Maybe a few weeks, maybe a month  or two. It was on there a very
little time, when a connection came out  of the wood works and told me
that his company had some work that needed to be done, and that they'd
be happy to pay me whatever I  normally charge to get it done. I wrote
up a proposal, and  it was accepted with a portion  paid up front. The
work fit into my schedule, and the money wasn't earmarked for anything
else. And, it was enough to get that bucket list item.

Boom. Prayer answered. Just like that.

I  have to  say, I'm  thankful. And,  I tell  God that.  He knows  all
anyway, but I tell Him just because.  I have no idea why it worked out
this way, this  time. But, it did. Sometimes prayer  is like that. Not
all the time, but sometimes.