Comments on: Is there life after "No"? (part 4) Alternately titled, "Joy comes in the morning"

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:38:45 +0000

I’m glad you received a happy ending to the season of no.

By: Jane@DandelionWishes

Jane@DandelionWishes — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:59:58 +0000

I think I am in the midst of hearing a very heartbreaking “No.” I am fighting against it, not accepting it. Maybe God helped me to stumble upon your beautiful blog today (for the first time) in order to learn from you. I don’t know. I’m still struggling to believe that I’ll get my “yes,” but I know that I need to be praying for God’s will, not mine.
Thank you for sharing your story.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 03:48:19 +0000

Thank you, thank you.

By: Marguerite Clarke

Marguerite Clarke — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:16:28 +0000

I am sorely lost and do not understand why God has give me this unbareable burden to deal with. I know it is said that God never gives us a burden that he believes we cannot handle. I am feeling now that God has a belief in my abilities that is greater than I can bare, my beloved son Jeff 49 was killed in an accident on March 13th of this year. He left me , a wife and 7 children, 4 are siblings who they adopted.
and they are all under 13 yrs . while his natural children are all over 21 yrs. Why did he leave these children without their father. how do I live the rest of my life without my beautiful Son. I am bereft and feel the the Lord has abandoned me. My heart is so heavy with grief. Lord please help me to understand.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 02:06:04 +0000

Dianne G, I completely understand where you are coming from. Lately, I have found myself praying for MY will and not HIS. I was getting confused when I wasn’t getting what I wanted. I really thought that what I wanted was in HIS will. Well, I have stopped focusing on what I want and I started focusing on God. I have started reading the bible everyday again and now I set time aside everyday to read the bible to my 2 kids who are 6 and 3 years old. Since I have turned my focus on God, everything seems to be falling into place. I still haven’t exactly gotten exactly what I want, but I have found myself to be more at peace and a lot happier knowing that God’s will is being done. Gypsy mama, Thank you so much for sharing your story with us. It gives me a lot of hope to know that I am on the right track and if I just keep looking up to God, he will continue to provide, even if it’s not what we want, it truly IS what we want in the long run…. HIS will to be done in our life.

By: JP

JP — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:02:14 +0000

Hi Cathy and Donna,
Thanks so much for all your sharing.
I am sure the Lord is good. It is the guilt feeling that I need to cope with.
Thanks for reminding me to cry and to pray and not to lose faith. I have friends telling me the same thing. I know I have to accept His Wisdom and Sovereignty. In all this I am reminded to be responsible for my time. I still have 3 brothers to be prayed for and to share the Good News to them. Please remember me in your prayer as I need to focus and keep my promise whilst the time is still available.
Thanks again. God bless you both.

By: Kim Skelton

Kim Skelton — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:04:59 +0000

The title of your article caught my eye. I had just finished writing in my journal this morning about accepting a no from God and accepting His plan over mine. Thank you for sharing your journey and how God does work everything out for our good and His glory. Thank you for being honest about how painful it can be to face disappointment and not getting the desire of your heart. It all comes down to God’s promises to see us through to the end and to complete the work He has begun in us.

By: rp

rp — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:22:18 +0000

God guided me to your web page today morning. I am sure of that. I had lost. I was desperate. And I was angry with God for I thought I heard him say No. Now I Know. I am rejoicing, waiting for my morning. Thank you. You touched my soul.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:33:07 +0000

This is just what I needed. A short time ago, I made a decision to believe God to reunite my family, myself my fiance and son. Your heartaches and sufferings remind me so much of my own. Everyday is very painful. Yet, I have managed to keep pressing toward the ways of the Lord in hopes that he would bring them back. Recently, I have began to process the what ifs of God saying “No.” And my answer lies in your testimony. And I just want to say thank you, and I thank God for leading me to this site.

By: Dona

Dona — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:33:53 +0000

JP,
I pray that the Lord will give you peace about your brother. A relationship with God is very personal and you may never know if he accepted Christ as his saviour. All he takes though is a few short words such as was given by the thief on the cross with Jesus, “Lord remember me today when you enter Paradise”. The Lord’s reply “This day I will remember you”. If he asked for forgivenss the Lord did forgive. And his reward will be just as great as someone that has served the Lord for years. Remember the parable about the workers where some were hired in the morning, others at mid-day and others in the evening. The pay for the ones hired in the evening was the same as the ones that worked since the morning. What a great reward he will have if he did accept Christ. It is God’s will that none should perish – but you cannot carry the guilt of not leading him to Christ (so you think). You just have to believe that the life you lived enabled him to see before his death that there is a God and that he wanted to be with him. May the Lord grant you peace about this knowing that we may not know all things now – but when we see HIM we will be enlighten unto all things.