God’s Yes

Many years ago I said yes to Jesus as my Lord and Savior and that made all the difference, I did not just said it, really God transformed my heart to an inexplicable and overwhelming desire to serve and worship Him with my life.

From that moment on everything became much easier. In my mind a decision tree was drawn and only two words would guide my life: YES or NO. What would I say yes to? and what would I say not to?. I learned that God had spectacular plans for me, good, acceptable and perfect plans, (Rom 12:2) I wanted those plans, I didn’t want to miss anything of the God’s perfect plan for me but I did not know those plans; What should I have to study? Where Should I go?, To Whom I was going to say yes at the altar?, Where would I live? How many children I would have? … those are the most important questions but there were others such as, When should I talk? When should I shut my mouth? Who should I forgive? Who should I apologize to? When should I say no? What are the boundaries?

I know those were too many questions but I have a lifetime to discover the answers so I began to ask God what was His yes for every decision in my life and of course He started to answer. The next step was to obey and I would be lying if I say that every time God answered me I obeyed; I can say I made mistakes every time I didn’t ask, it was painful every time I said no to His plan and still today I face the consequences; however, when I said yes, amazing miracles happened in my life and I truly experienced His will was good and perfect; victory, joy and an unexplainable peace came to my life even in the darkest night every time I obeyed.

I experienced God in the yes when for several months I didn’t have a job and I had no money, I was behind two months for my son’s school when I had two options for a job, one from a very successful, well known and important corporation with a well paid salary and benefits where I would have the opportunity to grow and have a successful career and a small non-profit organization doing social work helping the most poor communities in the city; two big different options and the money was a deal breaker since the corporation was going to pay 5 times more. In my search for being where God wants me to be I asked Him and obviously He answered so I said yes to the non-profit organization. It was difficult to say no to the corporation since everything was ready and I just had to show up. What I was going to say to my parents? to my brothers and sister who had helped me to find that job? saying no to the corporation didn’t seem to be the best decision, everybody knew I needed the money and a better future for my son. As always, I had in front of me a decision tree again, yes or no, and I asked myself what would happen in each one of the options? Only God knows so I decided to obey God. Was that a good decision? nobody would’ve imagined how that decision changed my life! I got a raise a little while later, I was able to develop my talents, I learned a lot and enjoyed every moment doing what I’ve dreamed years before and the most important, I met the man God had planned for me.

God saved me and rescued me from living a sad, boring and full of failures type of life. I wish I could explain it in words, but I can not, you have to live it by yourself saying yes to what God has for you and you will live the most impressive and amazing experience that you can live. Try it !!

Milena Varela