When God feels silent, you keep praying because prayer builds trust, not pressure.
In Luke 18, Jesus tells a story about a widow who keeps asking a corrupt judge for justice. The judge does not fear God. He does not care about people. He ignores her for a while.
But she keeps showing up.
She does not change her request. She does not improve her speech. She refuses to quit.
Jesus is not saying God is like that judge. He is saying the opposite. If a bad judge responds to persistence, how much more will a good Father respond to His children.
The issue is not whether God cares. He does. The issue is whether you will keep trusting Him in the gap between prayer and answer.
That gap is where faith grows.
You felt that in the NICU. You could not fix Beau. You could not control the outcome. You had one option. Go back to God again and again.
Waiting feels long. Silence feels heavy. But silence is not absence. Delay is not denial.
Jesus ends the story with a question. When He comes back, will He find faith?
Not will He find perfect people.
Not will He find quick answers.
Will He find people who kept trusting?
Decide today which prayer you will not quit on.
Name it.
Write it down.
Pray it daily for the next 30 days.
Do not upgrade the language. Do not make it impressive. Stay consistent.
When nothing changes around you, let something change in you.