As I have aged, I have come to love the “NO” of God.
Many times, I would pray for the things I thought best for me, the things that I wanted and deemed necessary, but in time, I have come to realize that what I want leads to
emptiness and conflict and a shallow existence and His “NO,” though
disappointing at the time, has always “saved” me from failure, destruction
and great loss. But His “NO” might also lead to pain and, at times, suffering.
In giving up my dreams and my longings there was a crushing that was unpleasant and difficult and, yet I came to see things from God’s perspective, and I came to see things in light of eternity. All that I seemed to desire was temporal and not lasting. But in hearing God say “NO” and in seeing Him stop what would lead to destruction, I have experienced His compassion and His love and His wisdom. I am a Dreamer, and I am a Giver, and I am a Connector of relationships. Left on my own I would have hurt many with my dreaming, and I would be bankrupt, and I would destroy relationships. But God… When we allow God to decide and to intersect our lives He creates Dreams that give hope, and He directs resources that build His Kingdom and He connects people who are like-minded, and the world is turned up-side-down.
If we would embrace the “NO” of God, we will hear Him say “YES.” He is a good father, and He desires to lead us and to show us how magnificent He is when we say “YES” to Him and His ways.
