Exchange of Wishes

While studying "prayer and fasting" I came across this definition/ explanation in the Bible Hub website interlinear concordance. This was a striking thought to me that prayer to God is an exchange of wishes. It's not just a time for me to read off my wish list to God. It's a time for me to listen to what He wishes for me. And appropriately make His wishes for me to become my wishes for me. Exchanging what I want to come into line with His will. Then I can know that my prayers will be answered in the affirmative.  Has this happened for you? 

 https://biblehub.com/greek/4335.htm

I Shall Not Die

It's been 8 years since I had a mastectomy as part of my treatment for metastatic breast cancer. When I was initially diagnosed, the doctor was very somber, due to the severity and advancement of the disease. I didn't even ask her how long I might live, but she mumbled some timeframe beginning with the number one. During one of my bible readings I stumbled across Psalm 118:17. "I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of the LORD." It was shockingly bold and, I thought, poetic and beautiful. But I couldn't take it personally and apply it to my life. I couldn't claim it for me and my situation. The thought was too presumptuous. But the warmth of the idea nestled in my heart. A photo my daughter had taken of me in the hospital after surgery popped up in my Facebook memories recently. It took my mind back to those days and that verse. I was shocked all over again. I DIDN'T die, I DID live! I have to ask myself, "Have I declared the works of the Lord?"