God can stop you for a while, not because He has denied your request, no, not at all. He may do so, so that He helps you to refocus. He normally does that especially where He will be doing a new thing with you; something that you are not familiar with. Sometimes He can stop you for a while so that He can prepare you for the challenges ahead. Delay is not denial. Hang in there, keep on believing, He will work out the answers for you. This He will do it in His own way & in His own time. Wait patiently for the physical manifestation of His answer in the attitude of faith, obedience & worship. Grace & peace be with you.
This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds & write them on their hearts. I will be their God, & they will be My people. No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying: Know the Lord, because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest. (Hebrews 8:10-11). If our hearts are not changed, following God's rules will be unpleasant & difficult. We will rebel against being told how to live the Christian way. The Holy Spirit, however, gives us new desires, helping us wanting to obey God. With new hearts, hearts of flesh & not hearts of stone, we will find that serving God is our greatest joy. Under God's new covenant, God's law is inside us & not outside, ie, on a tablet of stone. No, it's written in our hearts. It is no longer an external set of rules & principles. The Holy Spirit reminds us of Christ's words, activates our ...
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