Wednesday, June 25, 2025

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

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

What if God instructed you that you simply couldn’t have it?

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

Or wouldn’t it derail you?

So typically 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. Needs 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 simple, however generally His “no” is de facto “wait” as a substitute.

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

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

It was all brown all over the place. Brown grass, dust, no life, no inexperienced, simply useless.

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 with out a church. And I believed God’s reply was no, so I attempted to make the very best 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 12 months, wasted in a useless state, stuffed with useless individuals. In that a part of the state, there’s no life. No zeal. No pleasure!

Every little thing is useless. 

Guess the place I’m penning this publish from?

Oregon!

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

I believed the reply was no. Keep in Idaho without end. Die there. 

But it surely wasn’t. It was wait. 

Wait 15 years and I’ll offer you your pleasure, your want. You simply should 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 would like you to attend, in order that after I DO give it again to you, you’ll admire it all of the extra.

Possibly what you really need in your coronary heart of hearts isn’t a no reply, possibly 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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