My word for April 30th is YES
Once again I credit Joel Osteen in leading me to my word
today. Every Sunday I watch him on
channel 17 at 8:00am. This morning
he gave his message on “YES”.
Have you ever been told no? Have you ever had a dream or a vision and it didn’t
work? Last year I was literacy
director for our school district, I was presenting in-services, raising test
scores, passing on new ideas. With
my fellow teachers we were presenting at national conferences, schools wanted
us to present to their teachers. A
friend of mine and I were beginning a website to motivate women. Everything was trucking right
along. I was excited I knew this
was the plan that God had for me.
Then on August 2nd I received two phone calls that would
change my life, not just my life but also my whole family’s life. What I thought was my purpose quickly
changed from “yes this is what I am to do” to a screeching halt. Yes had disappeared and a big NO was in
front of me. The door just didn’t
close it slammed in my face and it was locked. The key was lost.
God has laid out the perfect plan for us. The right people are placed in our
lives, the right situations are placed in our lives, and the right doors are
opened for us. God doesn’t say
that we won’t experience some no’s and some locked doors. There may be a thousand no’s before we
get to the yes. We can’t let the
no’s discourage us. We must go
through the no’s to get to the yes.
The no’s test our faith. Don’t
be discouraged. The no may be a
closed door, but there is an open door waiting for you. Keep taking the steps closer to your
yes. Be persistent; keep knocking
on the doors, your yes is waiting in your future.
Thomas Edison failed many times, but he didn’t give up. He kept looking for his yes. Edison told a friend, “none of my
attempts were a waste, I never failed once, I just found ways that wouldn’t
work”. You will find your
YES. We are being prepared by the
no’s; the no’s are part of God’s plan.
Staying in faith God promises your yes is around the corner. Keep pursuing the yes that God has in
your future. Press through your
no’s to your dream, your YES is closer than you know.
Dear Lord remind us the no’s are our stepping-stones closer
to the YES. Keep us in faith while
experiencing the no’s. We know
that You are laying out the road for our future and You know what is best for
us. Lead us down the path that
will build our future to serve You best.
Help us in seeing our no’s not as failures but as building blocks. Encourage us down this journey of 2012
as we find our YES.
2 CORINTHIANS 1:20
New
International Version (NIV)
20 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in
Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.
To see full version of Joel Osteen’s message visit this website: http://www.joelosteen.com/Broadcast/Pages/ThisWeeksMessage.aspx
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