A Letter to the Woman Whose Prayers Aren’t Being Answered // Christy Wilkens

<p>It was 2017. I’d heard about this thing called the Saint Andrew’s Christmas novena, which honestly is a bit of a misnomer given that you pray it for twenty-five days, saying the small and beautiful prayer fifteen times a day.</p> <p>I’d heard it was a great prayer to pray with big intentions, and I had one. So I set the prayer as the lock screen on my phone and prayed every day, fifteen times a day. The novena ends on Christmas, and I was expectant.</p> <p>But Christmas came and went, and my prayer did not get answered. What do we do when God says “no” to our prayers?</p> <p>In today’s episode, I’m sitting down with Christy Wilkens.</p> <p>When Christy prayed for the total healing of her son, Oscar, who is plagued by mysterious seizures, she didn’t hear Jesus telling her that he’d grant her a miracle. Instead, he told her “This is your cross, and I am not going to take it away from you. I will be with you, and I will help you, but it is yours to carry.”</p> <p>Needless to say, not the words she wanted to hear. Almost a year after healing those words in prayer, she made a trek to Lourdes, France with her husband and Oscar, seeking a miracle.</p> <p>What do we do when God doesn’t answer our prayers, when he says no to what we’re asking him for or doesn’t intervene in a situation we’re begging him to step into? Christy’s unanswered prayers healed her family and restored her faith, and I can’t wait to share our conversation with you. <br> <br> If you’re praying and praying and <em>praying</em> about something but God is not answering that prayer in the way that you expect or want , sister, this letter is for you.</p> <p><strong>Topics we talked about in this episode:</strong></p> <ul> <li>How to surrender and let go of control in our prayer life with the Lord</li> <li>How to ask for help and how to give help graciously and generously</li> <li>How growing in relationship with Our Lady has helped Christy in her journey as a Catholic wife and mother</li> <li>What the Order of Malta is and what makes it unique</