Grace in No

A big part of learning of God's grace and delight in me is to learn to see, feel and experience it when he says "no" to me. There's been this issue I've been praying over the past few days and this morning I felt God saying "no" to me. 

Now, I can choose to believe that it's just an over-active imagination. I can choose to try and manipulate the no so it's a "not yet." Or I can accept the no for what it is from God and learn to trust in his grace through it.

Thankfully, I have examples from the past when a "no" has been SUCH a blessed thing. Though that helps, it does not make hearing no for something I want easier. I don't think surrender of one's desires is ever really easy, but knowing God's grace and love for me makes me willing to take the risk and accept that his plans are better than mine.