The Lord works in hilarious ways

My journey with my faith as a Christian hasn't been straight forward, ever. It's a journey of up's and down's, where you think you're taking 1 step forward but 2 maybe 3 steps back later on. I've been in quite a slump for the past 5 years since Covid started. I wasn't always like this, but I've been like this more often than otherwise. 

So for some reason this year I agreed to start a prayer group with a friend (it's just a 1-1 session on Tuesdays/ Wednesdays/ when both of us are available). I thought that this would be a good way to bring me back to my more Christian ways... 

Our prayer sessions typically start with us catching up with each other first. She tells me about her life as a new mother. Whatever she has to say, is always so much more interesting than the different iterations of how busy I am each week. I can't remember what it was we were praying for exactly or when, but at some point, my friend stops to ask me if I've ever experienced moments where I've prayed for something and then get an answer to that prayer  see God working almost immediately. I told her I hadn't experienced such a thing... In actual fact I was/ am probably too blind and caught up in my world with my own "issues" to notice the subtle and truly hilarious ways, in which the Lord works. 

So, my friend and I, we usually call each other from the comfort of our own homes. For some reason last week, she caught me when I was still at the office at around 8pm which, is not considered unusual by any means. Right before we prayed for each other, I shared (read: boasted) that in the past week, I hadn't been as reliant on my ADHD medication. Then I told her that what my prayer item for the week which is a repeat item from the previous week. I ask her to pray for guidance and sustenance, for the physical and mental strength for me to be able to deal with the week ahead, because somehow my work schedule for 2025 manages to get crazier each week. We're only in April! We're BARELY past Q1 of the year but somehow the work load mirrors that of Q3 the previous year?

Days pass and to nobody's surprise, my work schedule this week is hectic, and as I type this, I have consumed a dose of ritalin and am about to pull a mid-week all-nighter on a Tuesday. Then, the realisation that this week is an answer to my prayer last week hit me so suddenly. This is how I'm going to be able to get through the week, by taking my medication however much I hate it, consistently. Just as soon as I boast that I can perhaps handle being off of my medication, I am reminded that (with proper and responsible use!!!) this is the only way I am going to be able to maintain the mental stability to push through life's challenges in this season. I am reminded of the resources made available to me, and the ways in which I should be using them to my advantage... Sigh. 

If this is indeed God's response to my prayer, I cannot help but see the hilarity of the situation. The point of this post is not my ADHD. I have digressed so many times I am struggling to even remember the point (is there a point?) but what the point is though, is that sometimes, the answers to your prayers may manifest themselves in ways you do not expect, and the answers themselves may not always please you, which is HILARIOUS, if you ask me. This may be blasphemous to say but sometimes, I think God is a bit of a joker. It's the same dude that died and when everyone was in mourning, He was suddenly alive again and was like "hey Peter I heard that!". Since I am made in God's image, it's no wonder that I am so funny. 

I cannot complete another coherent thought. I'll save the remaining brain power for the actual work I'm meant to be doing. 

Edit @ 1:54 AM:

I am also now realising that I once prayed to be able to become a lawyer and I am currently dealing with the consequences of the blessings bestowed upon me!!!!!!