What do you do when God says no?

Throughout the course of our lives we have prayed to God. He oversees our lives. There are times that we ask Him for things. He always give us an answer, but sometimes the answer is no. Many of the things that we ask God for are very important to us. Money to pay bills, ahealing for an illness, to have a child, to save a loved ones life, a spouse, etc. So, when you've prayed and pleaded and cried and suffered but God says no, whhat do you do?

I accept it. When my mother was dying of Cancer, I obviously prayed for her to be healed. But God made it quite clear to me that it was her time to go, and my mom was at peace with it.....she was ready to go herself, I felt the Holy Spirit at her funeral and that comforted me far more than anything else that could have possibly happened at the time. I don't have a doubt she made it, as much as I miss her and wish she was still here and she had been healed......I came to a point where I could actually be happy for her some time after the worst part of the mourning process passed.

There's always a reason for a no when it seems like something you ask for isn't in conflict with God's will. Sometimes you understand the reason shortly after the prayer, sometimes you understand the reason only years down the line, and sometimes you may never understand it at all during your time on Earth. Trusting God is such an important part of living a content life.

Hi had a similar experience as MissCriss. I wanted SO badly to be married. I prayed and pleaded and begged and cajoled for a husband. FINALLY, I let myself say "it is well." I finally came to the realization that God is and always will be enough. A couple of weeks after I surrendered my will to God and told Him I was okay with any decision He would make for me, I started dating my husband. We've been married over 19 years now...

A "no" from God could be temporary or permanent, but always remember that God always works for our best interest -- even if that means losing a loved one to cancer, being single all one's life or never being able to have children.

Donkeyfish, I truly understand. My mother died from cancer when I was 26 years old. My family split up and I have never felt that of love since she left. Almost 25 years later, things are not any better with my family. But its ok. God is the only one I call Father now. I hope thatyou and your family are doing ok.

I say, 'thank you, Lord. Thy will be done.'

Misscriss, I too have been blessed with a wonderful child everybody loves because he is so sweet.other than God he's the best thing in my life.

Sorry, I meant Satuzza. Now Misscriss I too seek a partner maybe God will bless me as He did you.

He is working in you that which is well pleasing in HIS sight. That doesn't mean that every desire you have is of Him or will be fulfilled... and sometimes no is His way of making way for something even more precious in your life. In everything give thanks.

Me too, Jane Doe

Cry, stamp my feet and huff for a week! lol

Only joking...has been a long time since God has said 'no' to me...however, I have no problem accepting a negative answer, as He only has my best interests at heart!

Yahweh Shalom...

Obey. Do I do that consistently? Ah, no, but it's in my best interest to do so. Tough it's difficult to believe sometimes, God has our very best interest at heart. He has wisdom plus this little thing called foreknowledge, so He is fully aware of what's going to happen; we don't. His "no" is clothed in grace and can protect us of harm we do not have the vision to foresee. Submission may be hard but the consequences of disobedience can hurt far more.

I pray your grace is sufficient in this area of my life, please help me obey because I cannot do it on my own.

You keep loving,praying,doing gods will,cause everything he does is a reason behind it he will show us one day,

given the kind of foresight God has, he has a very good reason for saying no, so i just accept it and move on.

That's so odd, I'm 27 now but I was 26 when my mother passed......Same situation with the family.

well, when God's answer is no, is still believed in His heart, He always gives the best for us, even if the answer is no. Maybe it's something that's difficult to accept but just believe that God always wants the best for the people He loves..
even He said NO...


God is in control. He never allows circumstances occur in our lives without any purpose. If you have prayed and nothing changes, maybe God wants to change you first

BE BLESSING
-CILLA-

In doing so we follow the example of the Savior who, by His bitter Passion, gave to us an example of how we should prefer the most wise, most merciful, most just, most holy, and most loving Will of God in all things. "Again the second time He went and prayed, saying: my Father, if this chalice may not pass away, but I must drink it, Thy will be done." Matthew 26:42. True happiness consists, not in following our own will, but uniting ourselves to the Will of God.

What I want from the Lord is for Him to step into all my family's hearts and have them make our whole extended family reflect what God wants of families. God allows each of us free will, so what I want is for God to redo how God created our world! That isn't going to happen.

So I stomp, yell, and ask God if I really and truly am to say "your will be done". That takes a lot of self discipline! Sometimes I would rather stomp than obey.