Monica, mother of Augustine, pleaded with God that her dissolute son might not go to Rome, that sink of iniquity; but he was permitted to go, and thus came into contact with Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, through whom he was converted. God fulfilled the mother’s desire while denying her request.
(A. T. Pierson, “George Muller of Bristol”)
"I will say of the LORD, 'He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust'."
Psalm 91: 2