I don't mean the " delayed doesn't mean denied, wait " Or the NO because its crazy, wrong or harmful. I mean straight out NO. NO to the car you have been saving for. NO to the child you have been praying for. NO to the healing you have been fasting for. NO to that spouse you have been saving yourself for . NO to something you have wanted and waited for for so long...Just NO...
How do you handle it? This is a question that I had to ask myself. I know I didn't handle my latest No response from God very well. I questioned him like a child. Whhhhhyyyy???? Then, I went through the laundry list of the good I am doing to show that I am deserving. Still No. Then, I pouted and stomped like an angry, spoiled child. Still, No. Then I did the unthinkable... I got angry.. How can you tell me No! It is so unfair. I thought you said you love me!! Look at them and what they're doing you said Yes to them!! What's up with that???
Have you ever been there or done that? I will understand 100% if I don't get any comments on this blog.I am being so transparent here. Maybe you have never experienced a "NO" from God but for those of us that have, there is comfort in knowing that we are not alone. When searching scriptures for answers I find in the book of Ruth, women who experienced a "No". Naomi experienced loss of her land, her husband and her sons. Her faith was truly tested. Now bible scholars, I know there is no exact scripture that says she asked God for restoration of their lives or for their circumstanstance to change. But scripture does show she was angry enough to want to change her name to reflect how she felt about her situation.. That is only one example. Throughout the Psalms, David cries out to God and shares his heart. He compare himself and his enemies and asks God why do they prosper when they are enemies of God? Thank God we have recorded scriptures to show that we only have limited vision of what God sees generational.
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Until next time.. I wish you LOVE, PEACE AND BLESSZINGS!!!
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I think this Blog speaks to the hearts of so many people right now ,who maybe asking god for deliverance from the storm of so many things ,and we are tired "soul tired" in a way that cant be explained and the answer is "NO" ,I will not deliver you from the storm because you have to walk through to get to the light . This opens the conversation to let people know they are not alone....
ReplyDeleteTiffany Montgomery Can I just she is ALL UP IN MY BUSINESS!!!! It hurts to not receive the one thing your heart truly desires above all else and it's hard to remain obedient when you see plenty of people around you walking into your dreams and receiving the blessing that you have so diligently prayed for. I won't sit here and lie and say it doesn't hurt, because the truth is it's the worst pain I ever felt. But I just keep telling myself "His ways are higher than my ways"... but sometimes that doesn't help me feel any better.
ReplyDeleteStarlette Mitchell-Ford Read the post!! Powerful!!!!
ReplyDeleteI think we have all experienced disappointment in God. Most often because we view him in the natural and not the spiritual realm. I don't tend to get angry, but disappointed and then separated. Which can be worse. Sometimes it's better to just cry out and tell Him we are angry, ask Him to forgive and try to move on. What helps me is realizing that far too often the answer is not necessarily "No". I perceive it that way because what I was asking for didn't come in the form I expected. Humbles me when I see that the answer was, "Yes" and WAY better than I could've imagined.
ReplyDeleteThat is so true. We as His people have to remember that through it all God's best is His plans for us. Crying out is the most therapeutic thing we can do. In prayer we cry to Him. In worship we cry out for who He is. We fellowship and testify of His goodness to others so that they realize it too.
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