God had prepared the answer before he had asked

A man was trying to prepare himself for Christian service and his funds ran out.  It looked liked he would have to leave school.  He then earnestly asked the Lord to come to his aid if it was His will for him to go on with college.  The next day he got a letter containing a check that was large enough to take care of his needs.  He was happy that his prayer had been answered.

But Satan whispered to him to look at the date of the letter and he would see that it was not an answer to his prayer because it had been written before he had prayed.  This dampened his joy until he remembered that the Lord had said, “Before they call, I will answer.”  Then he realized that God had known his need and had prepared the answer even before he had called upon Him.