I was listening to the radio the other day. I had it turned to country music, which is not common for me. I love listening to Christian radio, and my family just doesn't appreciate country music like I do. Garth Brooks came on the radio, and I heard a song I'd always loved, but I hadn't really appreciated it until now. Yes, I'm posting the words to the song below.
Garth Brooks
Unanswered Prayers
Just the other night a hometown football game
My wife nd 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
Most of us think we know everything in high school. We find that first love, and we think that they will be forever. Yes, I was one of those people. I remember how happy, yet how angry I was then. I was happy, because I'd found someone I thought was the perfect fit for me. I was angry, because I felt loved for the first time, and he was the one that I took all my hurt on, because I felt safe enough to do so. I learned that love was not alway unconditional. We went our separate ways in college. Things just weren't right.
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
I didn't know then that God had different plans for me. I did not know that the perfect man was to come several years later. After finding that I had to love God before I could love any man, I met Terry. In college, I had someone challenge me to make a list of things that I wanted in a husband. I listed 32 things. Things I had lacked in life, things I wanted in life, things that I thought would make me happy, and things that I couldn't live with in life.
Shortly after we were married, I stumbled upon that list. I read each one...check, check, check. There was only 1 thing on that list that I had to settle for...lol...he couldn't dance, but he will try.
The term "other half" is so thrown around, but Terry is my true other half. Together we make quite a team. Complete opposites, yet we both have the same goals in life. He loves me unconditionally...after meeting so many challenges in our marriage, I can now say that. Unconditional love. My wedding ring has 2 simple rings on each side of the engagement ring. 1 ring for Terry(closest to my heart), and one ring for me(furthest away from my heart and closest to him. The diamond engagement ring stands for God. The strongest, most beautiful thing. It(god) holds us together. We chose to have those 2 rings saughtered together, and for me it was so that those rings would never come apart from the middle ring.
We've had prayers answered and prayers that were not answered, but actually the prayers never went unanswered...we just got a bigger and better plan. The things we asked for and didn't receive were things that weren't meant for us or were not the right timing in our lives.
So yes, I thank God for unanswered prayers, because I look back today and see the happiness that was meant for me...a different and better plan.
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 prayers
Some of God's greatest gifts are all too often unanswered...
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers
