The Constant Change of a Prayer Request!

Have you ever said a prayer and as soon as you get what you want you begin to pray for that same thing but in a different way? Hudson was having very severe bowel problems. I would lay in bed at night and worry about him. I would pray, "God, please let him poop today". He would go 7 or 8 days at a time with out having a bowel movement. This problem started in November of '08 and just 3 weeks ago he pooped on the potty for the first time. He also did it all by himself. I was overjoyed. A burden had just been lifted off of me. NOW he goes all the time. So you would think that I would be ecstatic. Well, this is the point that my prayer changed. "Lord, please let Hudson find the toilet before he goes." I remember in those difficult months saying,"If he would just go, I don't care where or how messy it is." What was I thinking? I do care where he goes and how messy it is. But at the time, I just wanted my little boy to be okay. Sometimes when I sit back and look over my life, I haven't really ever known what I truly needed. I knew what I wanted but is that what really matters. Wanting and needing are two different things. What I have to constantly remind myself is that God KNOWS what is best for EVERY situation. Ty preached the other day on the scripture in Proverbs. "Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and lean not on your own understandings but In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths." The one thing I am sure of is that I want Gods Best in every area of my life. If this is true for you as well, join me in praying this simple prayer. "God, I'm not sure what I/he/she need(s) but you do. In this situation I pray for your will, for your way and for your best. During this difficult time I need peace. I need assurance that you are right beside me guiding my every step." Now Hudson's bowels may just seem like a funny story but as a mother it consumed me. Now that it is a story of the past, I can laugh about it. But isn't that how it usually goes? In the midst of our trials we only see the problem. Hind sight is 20/20. My desire is in the midst of my trial I only see the Problem Solver.