During a recent prayer, I found I was having this conversation:

Me: God. It’s me. Please, I need more muscles. Give me more muscles.

God: I have given you all the muscles you need to do what you need to do.

Me: But I’m having difficulty walking a long distance, and I can’t peddle my bike, I can’t stand for long, I can’t row my boat, I can’t do this, and I can’t do that. So, please, I need more muscles.

God: I have given you all the muscles you need. You need to use and exercise what I have given you.

Me: Ooooh.

God: {silence}

Me: Does that work the same with Faith? Or Time? Or Patience? Or Self-Control? And the other spiritual things?

God: Yes. I have given you all you need.