From Riches to Rags, and the Glory I Found There

I have often wondered the validity of the thought “ should I stop praying for a child because God hasn’t given us one? Does that mean He’s answered ‘no’ and now I’m just obnoxiously asking over and over again? ” I’m sure so many of you have asked yourself that question. About a child, or a spouse, or someone’s salvation, or a career, or a move, or school? It’s interesting to me, as that thought had been a companion to my prayers lately. Am I living in disobedience by continually asking for something He has withheld from me up to this point?  I read an article by John Piper ( https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/when-should-i-stop-praying-for-something ) In which he addresses my exact wonderings! The entire article is great, but this excerpt in particular: “Isn’t it significant (I think it is) that in the Bible we have the statement “You do not have, because you do not ask” (James 4:2), but we don’t have the statement “You pray too much or too long”? We don’t have a s