Broken drawer for a prayer.

I am laughing while I write this. Really. As I was crawling into bed tonight, I decided that I would write in my journal before I went to bed. Well, I didn't have a pen handy, so I naturally went nosing in my little sister's nightstand drawer to find one. The dresser drawer wouldn't open. That was my fault too. I took it upon myself to do some serious organizing while she is at girls camp, and a book that I had placed in that drawer was keeping it from opening. Flustered, I started pulling at the drawer and wiggling it in every which way in an unsuccessful attempt to get it open. Finally, I surrendered and dropped down on my knees. "Heavenly Father, please just let this drawer open. I really, really need a pen. Also, I don't want Holly to be mad that I organized her drawers so well that they won't open." My prayer was answered. When I went to pull the drawer open again, SURPRISE! The WHOLE FRONT of the drawer popped off. I sat stunned for a minute while I questioned the way that my prayer was answered, and then had to laugh before I went downstairs and sheepishly admitted to my mother what I had done. Needless to say, I am going to be learning how to fix a broken dresser drawer this week. :) Now, I suppose I could look at this situation two ways. First case scenario: Heavenly Father was punishing me for messing around in my sister's drawers and trying to organize them (without her consent). Second case scenario: God is trying to teach me that prayers aren't always answered how you think or wish that they will be, and He has a sense of humor. The latter sounds a little more appealing, so I think I'll go with that one. Anyhow, I just thought I would share my thought for tonight, and that is that our prayers will most likely not be answered in the way that we expect, but they can oftentimes be answered in the ways we want. I wanted the drawer to open, but I was certainly not expecting the front of it to break off in order for me to get that pen. Be on the lookout...be aware of when and how He is answering your prayers, because he will ALWAYS answer them, even if he has to break a drawer to do it. :)