This word came at 3:45 a.m., December 7. I have been praying for an issue in my life for a number of years now – a prayer I fully believe will be answered. That night I said to the Lord, “I don’t understand why you haven’t done this.” A few hours later, this word came as God’s reply. But it’s clearly not just for me. All believers at some point wonder why God hasn’t done something. This series of questions God poses could be answered different ways, depending on the person’s mindset. I am once again amazed at the depth of revelation He gives us.

I later looked up the word “impart” to fully understand what God is saying in the first sentence. One of its meanings is “to make known, to disclose.” That makes sense here, as God discloses His thoughts about our questions.
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3:45: “The hardest thing to impart is a ‘no.’

“Is ‘no’ the real answer? Is the expectation of an immediate tangible answer? Is the ‘I don’t understand why you don’t…’ fixated on the earthly circumstance? Is there faith in the question? A real seeking to understand?

“Am I pleased with the question? Does it offend me? Is it sin? Am I a big enough God to handle the questioning?

“Start with what you know of Me and work backwards. Am I a loving God? Always intending to teach you more about Me, pull you closer to Me? Do I always seek to build faith? Do I always have a plan? Am I true to My Word?

“What are you left with? A ‘no’ to be mean? Am I not paying attention?

“What am I seeking from you?

“Is the question sincerely seeking to understand Me better? Or just a complaint?

“Can I handle complaints? Do they help you? Is faith and praise a ‘rising above’ a complaint?

“Think on these things – and come back to Me with your answers. A good place to start.”