God honors persistent prayer. It doesn’t mean he’s always going to eventually grant it. That’s not the point. The point is for us to remain steadfast, to remember his promises, to know that he is God even when we’ve lost a ring. He tells us to keep asking, so we will—even if it never happens. 

About a month or two ago, my wife came home after a long day, got in bed, and noticed her wedding ring was in the bed. She usually takes it off on the tv stand. But then she couldn’t find her other ring. She looked everywhere to no avail. 

Both of us kept looking for a few days, realizing that, even though it had to have come off in our house, it was gone. We weren’t going to find it. And yet, I continued to tell Shale to keep praying, as did I. There are no “small” prayers to the Lord. He cares. 

So any chance I thought about the ring, I prayed. I felt horrible because I knew how much Shale loved that ring, and it made no sense that we weren’t finding it. 

What seemed like a few weeks had passed, and it was time for my lunch during the week.

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