Preach it, sister! : D ; )
Funny how that works, ain't it? Ya go in sayin, "God, I really need this thing fixed... It is so bad!" But when you get your answer, you find out the thing you wanted fixed was not the important part at all! There is such grace from God when we are weak! Such opportunity for praise! That is precisely what FReeper marysecretary (RIP) taught me, in the darkest hours. What a revelation!
'Fix me so I can get on by myself' is *not* the right prayer.
"But if not..."