God's NO

[Classik]

This is kind of a follow up on When God refuses to listen...

Why do most of us find it hard or difficult to accept God's NO? When God says NO it becomes a burden to us. I know at times we want to kind of justify what we desire by hoping for a YES from God. Man's greed.

 

[God's_gift]

hayssssssss Classik this song is for you brother


Waiting Room

By Jonny Diaz

Here in this waiting room yearning for You to say go
And though I'm convinced that a yes would be best
This time You're telling me no
It's not that I don't have an answer
It's just not the one that I'd like
But through this time Lord I must keep in mind
You're always wiser than I
You have a much better purpose
And You have a far greater plan
And You have a bigger perspective
Cause You hold this world in your hands
The things that I seek are from You
Like the strong healing touch of your hand
But when You say no help me trust even though
There's a reason I can't understand
When that miracle comes cause Your answer is yes
I will praise you for all of my days
But when Your wisdom declares that a no is best
I will praise You just the same

 

[Tina]

Why do most of us find it hard or difficult to accept God's NO? When God says NO it becomes a burden to us. I know at times we want to kind of justify what we desire by hoping for a YES from God. Man's greed.

Just curious ... How are you so sure that God's answer is NO ?

Perhaps it's WAIT, or NOT NOW, or I have something BETTER for you .....

Ever thought about that ?

 

[Classik]

hayssssssss Classik this song is for you brother


Waiting Room

By Jonny Diaz

Here in this waiting room yearning for You to say go
And though I'm convinced that a yes would be best
This time You're telling me no
It's not that I don't have an answer
It's just not the one that I'd like
But through this time Lord I must keep in mind
You're always wiser than I
You have a much better purpose
And You have a far greater plan
And You have a bigger perspective
Cause You hold this world in your hands
The things that I seek are from You
Like the strong healing touch of your hand
But when You say no help me trust even though
There's a reason I can't understand
When that miracle comes cause Your answer is yes
I will praise you for all of my days
But when Your wisdom declares that a no is best
I will praise You just the same

Interesting!

 

[Classik]

Just curious ... How are you so sure that God's answer is NO ?

Perhaps it's WAIT, or NOT NOW, or I have something BETTER for you .....

Ever thought about that ?

'Tis more than obvious. I have to accept it the way it is. It's already happened.


I know at times some of us behave like kids. Kids only want YES. They hate NO. God sees beyond the physical.

 

[Classik]

You know...it pains a lot when you see the Promised Land and are not able to enter even after you have really worked hard for it. It's so strange when another horse, a lazy one, enters that Land and you are just at the gate, it's already late to enter. The question becomes: where did I go wrong? All your effort..

 

[Pard]

I hear you. I love Garth Brooks and if he ever decided to go on tour again I'd pay crazy money to see him, but I always shake my head when I hear his song "Unanswered Prayer", because it is false to think that there is such thing as unanswered prayer. All prayer is answered, it's just that we may not like the answer! When you pray for things that are against God's plan for you, the answer is probably going to be "No." It's alright though, we are just children before God, and like with kids before adults, we have an issue with "no" and have an issue hearing "no". Just how we are.

 

[Classik]

All prayer is answered, it's just that we may not like the answer! When you pray for things that are against God's plan for you, the answer is probably going to be "No."

Exactly. I am learning to conquer this issue of: My own alternative decision. I think it leads to destruction when try to change a NO into a YES.

 

[Christ_empowered]

I think my problem with a definite NO from God is the finality of it. I mean, what do you say or do when your creator gives you a thumbs down? But sometimes, God's "no" at that moment leads to something much better, much more fulfilling and meaningful later on.

Example: When I first started posting here, I was living in a small, southern town about 4 hours from the small, southern town I'm from. I prayed and prayed and prayed for a job, for job training, for..anything job related, really. I got nothing. In fact, I not only got nothing, my land lord blamed a problem in my apartment on me and refused to renew my lease, so I had to move home. Awesome.

But now I'm home and I'm getting job training. I have friends. I'm healthier, mentally and physically. My family and I are closer than ever before.

I know that not all of God's "no" responses will necessarily lead to something like that. Someone might die or, in the case of an acquaintance of mine recently, end up paralyzed for life. I guess this is where obedience and trust come in. God is not a man that He should lie....we can trust Him. In fact, I've come to the conclusion that really the only way to stay reasonably sane and joyful in this world of ours is to trust Him.

 

[Pard]

God's "no"'s are for good reason. That's what you just gotta keep in mind, cause they truly are. You may hate the "no" at that time but one day you will look back and be glad for it, because God's plan is better than our own plans.