When we ask something from God, we must not obstinately say, “I want this now!”
This is not only unacceptable but impious towards our Creator as well.
We must ask something from God in a beseeching and gentle manner for a certain period of time.
If we see that God refuses to give it to us, we stop disturbing Him.
The more we want something, the farther away it goes from us.
And when we have forgotten it, it will come imperceptibly.
God does not forget. He receives our request, and when He knows that it is time, He answers it. Therefore we must not insist on changing God’s will.
We must not pursue it, but leave it in God’s hands.
Wait for His answer with patience, peace and faith.
Stop caring about your problem if you want God to take care of it.
The newly glorified Saint Porphyrios