When God Says No
Everyone loves a happy ending. Especially when God swoops down and performs a miracle. The child suddenly cured of cancer? Praise God! The father healed from addiction? Praise God! I will praise Him right along with you. Our God is mighty. But sometimes, even when we are down on our knees begging God for a miracle, God says No. As often as God says Yes in the bible (healing the Leper, raising Lazarus from the dead) He just as often says No ( Job anyone?). We don’t like the stories where God says no. They don’t sell many books or make for a great movie. It’s human nature to want the happy ending. I was reading a wonderful post today about a woman whose husband beat 10 years of addiction by giving his addiction over to God. I love those stories. We need those stories of perseverance and hope. Their happy ending was the miracle I had prayed fo...