..When God Said No..

It was early this year when my sister and I planned our first family travel. We were exuberantly looking forward to make it happen that despite we haven't filed our visas yet, we already booked the flight as well as the hotel where we will be staying.

Call it expectant faith!

I envisioned the day we will be flying the same plane and enlist off my bucket list another goal this year: Travel with my family.

But that goal has taken several sacrifices for me and my sister. I booked my flight close to our scheduled travel since I will be applying for visa in Riyadh as the first plan that turned out to be twice as difficult to pass compare filing it in the Philippines so I have to make a letter to my superior to extend my vacation in addition to have my ticket rebooked. Issues of 6-digit show money surfaced since there will be the four of us who will travel. But not a single strand of obstacles dimmed my optimistic view. Our good-hearted business partner was benevolent enough to solve that issue. Thank you KC!

June came and I feel more enthusiast as I am. I thought we already survived the big rock towards the goal but it didn't end there.
I was tasked to give a lecture about the MERS-CoV in our hospital. I sensed an impending "NO" but I shook it off. I went home that day and received a call from my sister. Red alert travel advisory was given to South Korea, our target destination.

God must be saying NO.

I decided to cancel the trip.
I can't afford to risk the most important people in my life on top of a goal.
When God is saying No, He's not Objecting. He is just Redirecting.
When God is saying No, you have to be strong enough.
Because when God is saying No, tendency is, He'll provide you a greater Yes.


P.S.
Packing for that greater Yes =)