Yes, but...

We want God to bless us, but we're unwilling to live a fully surrendered life...

We want financial blessing, but we're unwilling to follow the giving principles God lays out in his word which prove our full trust of his lordship in our lives...

We want respectful, well-behaved children, but we're unwilling to provide them the loving discipline God so clearly teaches in his word and mirrors for us as our heavenly father...

We want an exciting, fulfilling marriage, but we're unwilling to make the biblical choices that would get us there...

We want God's provision, but we're unwilling to give up control...

We want peace, but we're unwilling to break our addiction to drama...

We want satisfaction, but we're unwilling to follow the instruction manual...

We want God's acceptance, but we're unwilling to rebel against society's rules...

We want meaning and fulfillment in life, but we're unwilling to live as we were created to live...

We want time to slow down, but we're unwilling to stop running full-speed ahead...

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We'll never get what we want until we stop saying, "Yes, but...", and start saying, simply, "Yes".



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