When God is quiet

I wrote the title more than two months ago. My wife and I have been praying for the sale of our house for more than two years, and it still has not sold. We have also been praying that I will find a job that will provide for our financial needs and for my need to work. Our house has not sold. We have prayed, and prayed, and prayed and prayed.

I have basically quit praying about this. God knows we need to sell the house, so why should I continue to pester Him about it? Is there a magic number of times that I need to say "God, we need to sell our house?" A certain number number of times I need to ask God to bring a buyer for our house? What is the number? I am at a disadvantage, because I have not kept track of how many times I have already asked, so do I need to start over?

I believe prayer is as much about changing me as it is about talking with God. What I don't understand is what I need to change. I know people are praying about this, and still God either says "no" or "not now." They are the same...they both prevent us from moving on.

Why doesn't God move on this? Does He care about the sale of our house? I have always believed he cares about everything. Jesus' words about worry are recorded in Matthew 6:25 -33

25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life[b]?

28"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."

Easy to hear, hard to do. I entitled this "When God is quiet." As hard as it is for me to accept, maybe God is not quiet on this topic after all. maybe, just maybe God has already spoken on this. Maybe I just wasn't listening...