The beauty of No

Over the last week (and a little more) I've become intimately acquainted with a beautiful little word called "no". I know that most of you are rather aware of the ugly, side of no. The side that rejects, withdrawls and destroys hope. But the poor little word gets a bad wrap. See, really he's out for our best interest.
But there's another side of no. The other side of no also wants to play nice and be friends. It is also an invitation. An invitation to redirect and refocus on what you really want, and what God really wants from you.

For me that realization came when I decided to give up sugar for a season. Not because I needed to, but because I wanted to.

I don't want to be driven by a compulsive need to consume. I really want to please God. I really want to improve the relationships with the people around me, and I really do care about people who are suffering.

I imagine you are at a point in your life when you might need to give up something you like in order to get something you want.

Is there something in your life that's bossing you around? It's time to kick that nastiness to the curb like a bad banana. It's time to tell it "you aren't the boss of me" and mean it. It's time to find the beautiful, greener pastures that are found when you're willing to say no. Maybe for a season, maybe forever.

Do it. I believe in you.

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