{download} When God Says No

Sometimes God says no.

It is just a fact. We think we’re doing His will. We feel as though we responded in faith and said yes to His leading. We’re certain that “this” thing…this pursuit…this project. And then we find out that what we thought would happen isn’t really what God planned after all.

So now what?

It’s in that moment we’re left in a mess of emotions and filled with questions.

God, if you weren’t planning on saying “yes” to this, then why did you have me go down this road in the first place?

Lord, if this is really a “no,” then what’s next?

How do I make a right decision when I thought I already made the right decision?

Where do I go from here?

The journey of faith will find you facing these questions at some point.

 

When God Says No

Maybe a relationship or circumstance that is not within your power to change, like when you’re dating someone for a long time with the plan to get married and then {fill in the blank} happens.  Maybe when you apply to the colleges you thought you were guaranteed to get into, but you’re rejected from all but one.  Maybe you’ve been working all summer to make the varsity basketball team only to pull your hamstring in pre-season practice. Maybe you thought you’d have children after you buy your first house with your husband, but then you have trouble getting pregnant.  Maybe you’re pursuing a dream, like writing a book, only to have your proposal turned down. I could go on and on.

It doesn’t matter if you’re 12, 22 or 49 — your plans, or let’s call them expectations, and God’s purposes don’t always line up.

What should you do? How do you get your heart and mind around the truth that God is sovereign — meaning the one in charge of your life — even when you don’t like what’s happening?

We don’t promise to have the answers, but we do have five ways you can respond in faith when God says no.

When God Says No download

 

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