Imagine being rejected more than 50 times. That’s what happened to this college student as she applied for dozens of jobs after graduation. In the end, though, it wasn’t just finding a job that was so amazing, but the spiritual lessons she learned along the way.
I was starting to understand that when my father spoke of thinking God’s thoughts instead of thoughts that defined him by race or nationality, he was showing me that we all can identify ourselves spiritually because of our eternal unity with God.
It seemed like everyone in his life wanted to know: What are you doing after graduation? But instead of feeling pressured, this writer leaned on what he’d been learning about God, Love, to find a way forward.
If it seems like we’ve been praying about something forever and nothing’s happening, what can we do? This author shares why we can trust the effects of our prayers—and persist.