When God Says "No" (2 Corinthians 12:7-9): Prisoners of Hope Series

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What do you do when God does not do what you have asked Him to do?

What do you do when you pray the right prayer, for the right reason, with the right heart— and the answer is no?

Not silence. Not “wait.” Not “in a little while.” But a hard, clear, painful “no.” What do you do when God says no?

• You asked for the healing—and it did not come.
• You asked for the door to open—but it stayed shut – like really shut like slammed shut.
• You asked for the storm to pass—but it pressed in harder.
• You begged for the burden to be lifted—but it’s still on your back, day after day.

And what’s even harder to swallow is this:

• You know God could have said yes.
• He had the power to do it.
• He had the authority to do it.
• He had the compassion to do it.

But He didn’t. He didn’t do it. He said very plainly no.  And now you are left with a question that shakes your faith to its core:

Can I or How Do I Trust God When He Says No?

This is where faith begins to grow or unravel. Because saying “yes” to God when He says “yes” to us is easy. But saying “yes” to God when He says “no” to us—

That’s where trust becomes real. That’s where hope is tested. That’s where belief is refined. And that’s exactly where the apostle Paul found himself in 2 Corinthians 12. Here’s a man who had seen things no one else had seen.