-My original advisor in graduate school dropped me from her list and I had to seek a new advisor.
-I never heard back from any of the PA jobs that I applied for in 2008.
-I never heard back from many of the folks whom I contacted when looking for a roommate in 2009.
-I never heard back from any of the Salvation Army church contacts whom I emailed earlier this year.
Knowing that the Lord is sovereign and wise, I don't feel as fearful to reach out and try to contact people in sheer (and sincere) curiosity via email. I may not hear back from half of the messages, but rather than grow angry, I can rest in trust that the Lord's will will be done. While I may have my own desires, God's plans and desires are far higher.
Isaiah 55:9
"For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts."