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Wait… “No”?!
Ever feel like God doesn’t answer your prayers? Often His answer is “no”, but that might also be the best thing ever!
Main Idea: God cares about your family more than you
- The birth of Jesus is a complicated family situation
- Joseph had to decide if he would trust God with his family
Sub Point 1: Following God takes big steps of faith
- If God sent me an angel then I would obey… (Really?)
Sub Point 2: Obedience is a choice to trust that God’s plan is better than our requests
Sub Point 3: Social pressure is irrelevant to obedience
“If we knew what God knows, we would ask exactly for what he gives.” Timothy Keller Jan 18, 2018, Facebook
- God said “No” to the desired requests but gave them and the world a better “Yes”
Reflection:
I hear the Holy Spirit saying…
I live this truth out by…