Patience & Answered Prayer

I was guided to draw from two decks, authored by Doreen Virtue, today.  One of your cards is the 'Patience' card, from the 'Archangel Oracle Cards' deck; and the other card is the 'Answered Prayer' card, from the 'Healing With the Angels' deck.  These are Doreen's messages for the cards:
Patience~ 
"Archangel Jophiel:  'Your dreams are blooming more rapidly than you realize.  Still, they need nurturing and patience.'
Answered Prayer~
"Fear not, beloved one!  Your prayers have been heard and answered.  All of your prayers are always answered.  Sometimes you may not feel this way, because the answer comes in unexpected ways...By drawing this card, the angels request that you be extra observant. Notice everything that you hear, say, think, and feel.  Be especially alert to help that comes to you, and be sure to accept that help.  You do deserve this assistance, and many times God enlists people to act as Earth angels who bring you answers to your prayers."

My message for you today is this:
I can't tell you why I was guided to draw from 2 decks for your reading today, or why it was these two decks in particular, but when these two complimentary cards flew out of each deck I was grateful that I had trusted in that guidance as your message for the day became clear!
You've no doubt heard the song by Garth Brooks with the line, "Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers..."  In truth, ALL prayers are heard and answered, but what the song refers to is that the WAY in which they are answered isn't always understood until some time has passed and we realize that the Universe had a greater plan or dream for us than we could have imagined for ourselves!  We are living this physical existence and we do not always have the HIGHER PERSPECTIVE that our guides and angels do. They are able to view the 'bigger picture' on our behalf.   I FREQUENTLY remind you, in your daily readings, to be OPEN and AWARE when you are seeking guidance from your guides and angels. The ways in which our prayers are answered are often subtle and require that we be aware or conscious in order to recognize them; and the means by which our prayers are answered are seldom presented in the way we had imagined!  Allow the Universe to support your greater good by not getting TOO specific about how YOU believe things need to play out...this is where 'patience' comes in.  The joyous energy of Archangel Jophiel---whose specialty is healing negativity and encouraging awakening, illumination and wisdom---has presented for you today.  Jophiel's name means, 'Beauty of God' and many experience her aura to be deep pink in colour.  Some crystals said to align well with her energy are: pink rubellite, pink tourmaline, ametrine, smoky quartz and rutilated quartz. She reminds you that, in fact your prayers have been answered, though you are not yet experiencing that being manifest in your physical experience.  This is when we need to reside in FAITH, as well as PATIENCE. Express gratitude for where you are now and notice all that has transpired to bring you here. Know that the seeds have been planted and relish in each stage of the development rather in the impatience of seeing only the final bloom!  This is what is often referred to in the metaphysical community as being 'present' or 'in the now'.  If you are constantly in a state of impatience and waiting for what is to come or what you expect or wish to come, you don't appreciate or enjoy what is in your PRESENT, and sometimes your most specific desires detract the Universe from providing for you what you hadn't even known was in your greater good!  Remember that GRATITUDE exudes powerful manifestation energy!  Have patience and reside in the understanding that your prayers ARE being answered.  Call upon Archangel Jophiel (Archangels are high vibrational beings who have the ability to be with multiple Souls at once, so you aren't pulling her energy from another by asking her to be with you) to assist you with appreciating the joy and beauty of the moment and to help you to recognize and embrace with gratitude the various aspects of your answered prayer as they are revealed to you.
Blessed be...