@ BaltimoreMaven
I agree 100%!
Recently I was reminiscing a few times from many years ago that I davened really hard for something (and it was definitely לשמה) and I was wondering why ה׳ didn’t answer my תפילת.
Looking back now it all makes sense. I was davening for the wrong thing and I’m grateful that ה׳ answered with what I really needed.