Why Did God Say "NO"?

When we have a personal desire that may or may not be part of God’s plan in our lives we sometimes get a resounding “NO” for an answer. Why does God do this? What we desire may not be what God needs from us. Sometimes our timing is not in tune with God’s timing and we have to be patient waiting for His “Yes” and it might not be exactly what we wanted but in the way God knows we need it.

There are many instances in Scripture where someone asks for something. For some the result is instantaneous. For some, patience is learned. For some, God granted the opposite. For one, the need for one thing led to the receiving of so much more.
We have to understand that our human desires are not in God’s Plan for us. He might grant our wish to teach a lesson of disregard it if He knows it will take us down the wrong path. For everything we need to depend on God, listening closely to how He responds to our wants and needs.

Don’t Pray For Patience You Never Know What You Will Get

How often we ask for patience when a hard decision has to made or we have something that we are anxiously waiting on and just cannot stand it? God knows what we want, we just have to have patience for His timing. If you ask for patience you may be waiting a long time for the thing you want only to find that it was not what you needed.

Do Pray For Guidance and Understanding

We are part of God’s Plan and play many parts in every small detail that has ramifications when we make wrong choices. When we put our trust in God that He will guide us, we are left with an understanding that our path is not our own and that God will take care of things in His timing. This is a great feeling actually and has been a constant companion in my life. I have made some bad choices but God has driven me back on track. See, I relinquished all things to God and put my life in His Hands. It has been an interesting road trip so far and I cannot wait for the next turn, the next stop, the next destination.

Brothers and Sisters, we are in God’s loving arms thanks to His Grace and Mercy but if we cannot accept the fact that our lives are not our own, we live without hope, joy, and peace. Unacceptance means that we cannot feel His Love. If you know someone who is lost and needs a place to be, open up and tell the person about how you turned back to God. I bet there are some interesting stories out there.

In God’s Embrace,

Rob, Servant of The Father