Monsters Under My BedPrayPhilippians Philippians Two Dimensions of Prayer:1. The Width of PrayerPhilippians 1 Peter Psalm Psalm 2. The Depth of Prayer• “Prayer”: Pray IntimatelyPhilippians • “Supplication”: Pray PassionatelyPhilippians James • “Requests”: Pray BoldlyPhilippians “10 years ago, I began waging, what would turn out to be, a 7-year war with God. Yes, it actually took this stubborn woman 7 years to realize that I was never going to win a war with God. In the beginning, my prayers were simple: “Please, Lord, let me have a baby.” But even my most persuasive conversations with God, were followed by years of disappointment, fertility treatments and 3 miscarriages. Eventually, I was so broken that I had no fight left in me. I finally surrendered.My prayers shifted to, “Lord, please grant me acceptance and peace in my heart. Help me let go of my dreams and trust that your plan is best.” These were the hardest words for a total control freak to say. God knew, under no uncertain terms, that I still thought his plan sucked. However, I was finally willing to try things his way. It was amazing how quickly that peace crept into my life. Michael and I both reached a point of complete contentment with where we were in our lives…to the point where we almost gave up entirely on the idea of having a baby.It was more out of fear of regret that we decided to use the last few embryos and give it one more try. We agreed that no matter what happened, this was the end…and if we didn’t get a baby, we’d get a dog! We both assumed we would be getting a dog and were just as excited about that.”Philippians “So, on this day, when I’m looking with complete awe at our baby girl Ainsley, I encourage all of you to surrender to God. Don’t waste years fighting. Stop praying that God will see things your way, and start accepting that he has an amazing plan for you. It may not be on your timeline, and it may not be where you think you want to head, but he has amazing things in store for you. And in the end, you just might be more fulfilled and grateful than you ever thought possible.”