"Not Now."

"The Lord. has promised us in D&C 12:7 that the only qualification required to be a part of this magnificent plan is to “have desires to bring forth and establish this work.”

Yea, whosoever will thrust in his sickle and reap, the same is called of God.

Therefore, if you will ask of me you shall receive; if you will knock it shall be opened unto you. [D&C 14:4–5]

Sometimes in our sowing and reaping and sifting, it may seem that God says “no” or “not now” or “I don’t think so” when what we want for him to say—what we wish our tapestry to receive—is an affirmative “yes” or “certainly, right now” or “of course it can be yours.” I want you to know that in my life when I have had. disappointments and delays, I have lived to see that if I continue to knock with unshakable faith and persist in My patience—waiting upon the Lord and his calendar—I have discovered that the Lord’s “no’s” are merely preludes to an even greater “yes.” I have learned in the twenty-five years since I was your age that the very delays and denials we worry about most, the very differences from each other that trouble our self-esteem, are the differences and delays that are the very best for our happiness and fulfillment."

Today I was reading a talk given in 1989 by Patricia T. Holland (wife of Elder Holland). Super random how I came across it, but I decided to read it regardless. I'm sure happy I did.:)

I too have found in my life that, when making decisions, closed doors often lead to even greater pathways. There have been a few instances when closed doors brought a lot of temporary sorrow into my life, but I can now see that if I had taken those doors I could not be where I am currently. My life has been an incredible journey thus far, and I am so grateful that the Lord loves me enough to close painful doors when He does. Don't give up what you want most in the long-run for a short-term satisfaction. It can be hard to make those distinctions sometimes, but with the Lord all things are possible. 

"Let us all pray for His love-inspired correction."