Are you treating God as if He were a "divine bellhop" - someone who is here to do your bidding?  Prayer is not a magic wand for satisfying our own wishes, but it is an opportunity to work with the Lord in accomplishing His purposes.

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    Somehow we have picked up the false notion that we can have Jesus as Savior without having Him as Lord. (Bob Gass)

   How many of you, like me, are saying "ouch" to these thoughts?  Hmmm...