I have a testimony that our prayers and desires are heard on high. Whenever and whatever we question can be given us if it's for our good. Sometimes "tradition" and rebelliousness can harden our hearts, and I believe that at times it's only the power of God that can help us get to a place where we can have a soft, believing heart. Our understanding and perspective is not God's perspective, and it may take a very long time to get a glimpse of His perspective. We strive to have full faith in Him, but it takes line upon line to build that relationship. Until then, we sometimes succumb to relying on our own power and our own knowledge. This sometimes puts us in a position contrary to the will of God.
I remember having a question for God where I wouldn't get the answer for 10+ years. It wasn't troubling me every day, but I was confused and sometimes let it bother me. Looking back, now that I have the answer, I think God was waiting for me to accept that there will be questions in this life that won't get answered. There are times when we aren't "ready" for the answer to come. Luckily for me, I was sitting in church one day listening to a 14-year-old give a talk about temples. In ONE sentence he answered my 10-year-old question. He said, "If you are not worthy to go to the temple, and go anyway, you WILL NOT bring home the blessings." All of a sudden for me all the puzzle pieces fell into place. My understanding broadened and things started to make sense in my personal life. God "visited" me by answering my question that day. Maybe I needed that long of a time to have a soft enough heart that was ready to hear the answer. The God I worship hears me and answers me in His perfect timing.
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