Thursday, June 19, 2025

Devotional: Is He Telling You “No” or “Wait”?


What’s the one factor you need so unhealthy proper now?

What if God advised you that you just couldn’t have it?

Would you continue to love Him? Belief Him? Obey?

Or would it not derail you?

So usually we get caught up within the issues WE need in life that we overlook who’s actually in cost.

That God is aware of us. Loves us. Desires what’s greatest for us. And generally we’ve to find out who’s will we’re going to observe: His or ours.

It’s not all the time straightforward, however generally His “no” is actually “wait” as an alternative.

I’ve waited effectively over 15 years to maneuver out of Idaho. The second I moved to the state, I hated it. 

Right here we have been, driving alongside, seeing inexperienced, inexperienced, inexperienced, then we handed the state line into Idaho and the inexperienced stopped. 

It was all brown in every single place. Brown grass, filth, no life, no inexperienced, simply lifeless.

I longed to return to Oregon, the place it rains on a regular basis and is lush and inexperienced all all year long. 

However I used to be caught. Caught in a spot I hated. Caught in a spot and not using a church. And I assumed God’s reply was no, so I attempted to make the perfect of it.

I obeyed, I did what He requested, finally I even accepted His reply. 

However in my coronary heart, I nonetheless longed to maneuver. 

12 months after yr, wasted in a lifeless state, filled with lifeless individuals. In that a part of the state, there’s no life. No zeal. No pleasure!

Every little thing is lifeless. 

Guess the place I’m penning this publish from?

Oregon!

Close to the ocean, the place it’s completely, breath-takingly attractive.

I assumed the reply was no. Keep in Idaho eternally. Die there. 

However it wasn’t. It was wait. 

Wait 15 years and I’ll offer you your pleasure, your need. You simply need to put Me first and belief Me. I do know what I’m doing. I care about you. I’m doing this on your greatest. I’ll give it again to you in the future, although you don’t see it now. However I need you to attend, in order that once I DO give it again to you, you’ll respect it all of the extra.

Perhaps what you actually need in your coronary heart of hearts isn’t a no reply, perhaps it’s a wait. 

However regardless of the reply is, belief Him, love Him, obey Him, and know that He’s obtained YOUR greatest curiosity at coronary heart! 

You’re fearfully and splendidly made. Psalm 139:14. He cares for you!

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