{"id":25379,"date":"2026-03-11T17:19:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T17:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/your-hearts-desire-when-you-least-expect-it\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:20:12","slug":"your-hearts-desire-when-you-least-expect-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/your-hearts-desire-when-you-least-expect-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Heart\u2019s Desire\u2014When You Least Expect It!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Angels<\/a> are such interesting beings. They are very different from spirits and ghosts. When you see (more commonly you \u201cfeel\u201d) an angel, you are swept up in warmth, safety and unfathomable tender love. Mother<\/em>! cries your soul, or Home<\/em>!<\/p>\n

Unlike we humans, who give way to doubt and even deny the existence of God when things don\u2019t appear to be working out the way we want\u2014or in our timing\u2014angels believe that all things proceed from God. But angels know one thing that we poor humans don\u2019t. It\u2019s one of the laws of the universe: Whatever we want will be given to us\u2014not necessarily when we want it, but if it is good for us, we receive it, when we\u2019re not thinking about it!<\/em> In other words, you get everything you want, when you don\u2019t care anymore!<\/p>\n

As a child, you wanted a dog\u2026and 30 years later you find yourself buying a dog for your own child. You wanted a particular job\u2014and one day to your surprise it pours itself on you. You broke up with your childhood sweetheart\u2026and married him 40 years later. <\/p>\n

How many examples in your life can you think of where you received the prayers of your heart after you\u2019d totally forgotten wanting them?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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