These days, when I tell my 5-year old no, I get a lot of pouting and resistance. Today, I was told I was "unfair" because I wouldn't let her have her way.
We aren't much different when it comes to our obedience to God. We know what we *should* do, but we try to get our own way anyway. And we cry that Life isn't fair when we are challenged to be obedient or patient with God's way and timing (or when things don't turn out the way we thought they would). We want what we want and we want it now.
The fact is, we can't have our way all the time. If we believe that God knows what is best for us, we have to trust that His way and His timing are best, regardless of what we think we want and when we think we want it. A lot of the time, what we want is the last thing we need.
The Bible says that as children, we thought as children, but as adults, we put away childish things. It's time to act like grown-ups, and that means dealing with not getting our way with grace and maturity. We need boundaries as much as we need freedom. Sometimes we need to be told "no" now, so we can get the best "yes" later.
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