Acts 4

I was impressed by the reaction of the early Christians to the arrest of Peter and John. In verses 29-30, their prayer is

And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants [15] to continue to speak your word with all boldness, 30 while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”

I think my natural reaction would have been to pray that my enemies be defeated. But instead they pray for boldness, in effect to make their enemies even more angry at them.

It seems like a good idea to imitate. Instead of praying "Lord take this problem away from me", pray "Lord give me the strength to follow your will even more closely in the light of this problem".