"Unanswered Prayers"

There is a song by Garth Brooks called, "Unanswered Prayers." It's all about how he is thankful that sometimes God did not answer his prayers the way he wanted to because later on in life he realized that God had a better plan for him then he could have foreseen while he was in high school. It is funny, because I am sure most of us have prayed and asked God for certain things we thought we wanted at one time or another, and then a few years later are more grateful that He did not answer it in the way we thought we wanted Him to. I think, just as this song states, that unanswered prayers are a blessing. It's another example of us not knowing how God has planned things for our lives, and His plans are ultimately the best for us so it is important to trust in Him completely. The lyrics are below...

Unanswered Prayers
Garth Brooks

Just the other night a hometown football game
My wife and I ran into my old high school flame
And as I introduced them the past came back to me
And I couldn't help but think of the way things used to be

She was the one that I'd wanted for all times
And each night I'd spend prayin' that God would make her mine
And if he'd only grant me this wish I wished back then
I'd never ask for anything again

Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers
Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs
That just because he doesn't answer doesn't mean he don't care
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers

She wasn't quite the angel that I remembered in my dreams
And I could tell that time had changed me
In her eyes too it seemed
We tried to talk about the old days
There wasn't much we could recall
I guess the Lord knows what he's doin' after all

And as she walked away and I looked at my wife
And then and there I thanked the good Lord
For the gifts in my life

Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers
Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs
That just because he may not answer doesn't mean he don't care
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered
Some of God's greatest gifts are all too often unanswered...
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers