The Delayed Answer: When Heaven's Response Gets Intercepted — Daniel 10:12-13

Then he said to me, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel; for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard. I have come for your words’ sake. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; but, behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me because I remained there with the kings of Persia. — Daniel's prayer was heard on day one — but the answer had to fight its way through.