When God Says NO to What You Want

This very morning that I write this message, just minutes ago in fact, God made clear for the second time that what I wanted to do today is NOT His will. In effect, He said NO. Immediately I was at a crossroads. Which way would I go? I believe every time God says NO to something we want, and makes known what His will is instead, we stand at a crossroads.

The most obvious aspect of the crossroads is that we need to decide to do God’s will in loving obedience to Him – or rebel against Him and go o...