The blessing of a "No".
When God says no, it's a lesson to be learnt or a disaster being averted. Learn the lesson, don't tempt the disaster. Give thanks and move on.
Gods blessings are not always in His giving but also in His with holding as well. God knows better than we do, and his ‘no’ is always merciful, even when it hurts.”
And that is usually when God wants a change in direction for us, from where we want to go to where he wants us to go.
C.S. Lewis once wrote, “We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.” How insightful is that?
The best is often painful because the human emotion is to resist change in our thinking and doing. We are so invested in the past we often fail our own future.
The only way to alleviate that pain is to trust, understand (through His word) and obey. And only after that will be able to say in all honesty - Let thy will be done. Amen.
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