What ended up happening is something the Jewish people never anticipated. The sea would split, and the Jewish people would walk across the dry bed. As the Egyptians got to Yam Suf (sea), the sea would come together and drown them all in one of the most stunning miracles of all times. At that moment, the Jewish people said, “Oh, so you had a plan.” And God says, “What do you think, I don't have a plan? You're going to tell me my plan, what to do? Because I didn't listen to your orders?”
See, a lot of times we think we know the answer because we're so smart, so we like to tell God, “Just do this; it's easy,” because we love to solve problems, especially our own problems. And therefore, we might as well tell God because He doesn't know, so we have to tell Him, “Just do A, B, C, D, that this happened and that one happened and this will happen, and God, if you follow my plan, it's going to be unbelievable.” And God says, “I'm not bound to your plan. I have different plans. I don't have one or two options. I have infinite options to help you. And I'm gonna save you not on your terms. I'm gonna save you on my terms.”
And therefore, if you see in life that you didn't get an answer, all it means is He's not answering in the way you expect it to be answered, because you already worked it out, and you worked out that the best scenario is that the Egyptians retreat. And God says, “What if they retreat? They're still alive. I have a better idea. How about they continue chasing you faster and they all drown?” “Yeah, but if they drown, we drown.” “No, I'll split the sea for you.” “We don't know that's an option.” “Okay, so keep quiet. You don't know, that's the point. You don't know. You're giving me ideas. God doesn't need your ideas.”
And if you have to put your faith in God when you pray, He heard your prayer. Many of the Tzaddikim (righteous people), when they would pray, wouldn't give solutions to God. They would say, “And God, you know better; just do what you see best in your eyes. This is what I need. Or this is what I think I need. But you know how to bring it in the best way possible.” And by that, you don't get depressed anymore. Because even if you see a reverse, you see the opposite coming through, you don't get upset. You say, “There may be something going on. And he's going to bring it to me through the opposite. He'll bring it to me through the other way.”
But I don't know how that's possible, because if they're still chasing us and there's the yam (sea) over there, I don't see any options. “I see many options. I see the splitting of the sea in front of me.” “Oh, we don't see that.”