The Beauty Of Having A "No"

Most often than not, when we pray about something, we always hope (or expect?) that God would give us a "yes." Years ago, I was like that. Looking back at my journey, I can now only smile on the times I had a "No" from God. Now, I am even thankful that He said No to some of my prayers in the past. Time they say will reveal everything and true enough, now I am seeing the wisdom and understanding the reasons why He had to say No.

There were a lot of no's but my biggest ones?

He said no when I told Him let me finish my Dentistry course.

He said no when I asked Him to fix my previous relationship.

He said no when I said I didn't want to finish my Master's degree.

He said no when I said I wanted to defer my Certificate Course on Religious Ed here in Sydney.

He said no when I asked Him I wanted to be a mum straight away after getting married.

He said no when I asked Him I wanted a full time job in Australia.

He said no when I asked Him to give Alvin an engineering job straight away in Australia.

And recently, He said no when I asked Him to have our annual family travel to the US.

Looking back, I now know:

He said no so I can be stronger.

He said no so I can be more faithful.

He said no so I can be a witness to others.

He said no so I can inspire others.

He said no so I can be wiser.

He said no to prepare my path.

He said no to help me with my future.

He said no to show me what great and bigger plans He has in store for me.

It took me years to realise why He said no. He said no so I can have what I have now and appreciate all of it too. 

I know that the waiting part is hard, harder to do than say, but if you just open your eyes and your heart, believe me, in the end it will all be worth it. 

So embrace the no's in your life. They are all part of His plan. They are blessings in disguise.