Just because something is the Lord's will for us does not automatically mean that everything concerning that situation is going to go just our way. Why are we told repeatedly in the Bible to pray, if everything is all settled and everything is going to automatically be fine? We would just be wasting our time, if that were the case.

He says, "You do not have because you do not ask" (James 4:2). What a sad thing to realize that sometimes the Lord can't give us what we need because we have failed to pray. We can be doing His will, but we still have to pray--and often keep on praying--for His blessing while we're doing it. We have to remember that those two things have to go together. The Lord can fulfill His promises only if we do our part.