I pray for strength and He gives me sufferings. I pray for blessings and He makes me empty. I pray for patience and He doesn't answer my prayers yet. I pray for breakthroughs and He breaks me first. I pray for success and I fail a lot. I pray for love and I recieve hate. Life is whimsical; full of irony. God answers our prayers differently to purify our character and to lean on His character. Indeed, He is a faithful God. Even it doesn't make sense I'm glad, He doesn't answer my prayers the way I expect Him to.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither your ways my ways declares the Lord. For as heavens are higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55:8-9