Shopping takes up a decent amount of time in any villager’s day in Animal Crossing… but just like in real life, immediate gratification isn’t always guaranteed. For example, any items purchased from the Nook Miles catalog will not arrive at my home until the next REAL WORLD calendar day.  Expanding the size of my home? That’s an overnight gig. Sure, the game could simply grant me everything I want right when I request it, but the entire gameplay arc is built on giving me a reason to come back and play each day… and making me wait for some of my larger requests keeps me returning to it every day in anticipation of what each new sunrise will bring.

The Lord is fully capable of performing every promise that He’s given us, but that doesn’t mean we always receive the answers to our prayers on day one. Throughout the Bible even His most loyal followers have waited days, weeks, months, and sometimes years for His perfect timing to align with their requests, but that isn’t because He’s unconcerned about their needs. While part of the reason we must wait is because His larger plans for us are still coming together, He’s also teaching us to come to Him EACH DAY for our daily bread, not just on special occasions. The Lord only gives His children good gifts, and His best gift is our daily time with Him.

Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11

Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23

The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much James 5:16b

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