The Path to Saying Yes

There was a time when I wanted to give up.

Not in a dramatic way. Not loudly. But quietly, internally, where the weight of life, waiting, and unanswered questions felt heavier than my faith. I reached moments where walking away felt easier than continuing forward. Yet, even in those moments, God would not allow me to quit.

I tried.

I tried to silence His voice. I tried to convince myself that I could do things my own way. I tried to move ahead of Him, around Him, and sometimes without Him. But no matter how far I thought I had drifted, His presence never left me.

God’s grip was stronger than my desire to give up.

When Resistance Made Life Harder

What I didn’t realize at the time was that my resistance wasn’t protecting me, it was exhausting me.

The seasons where I was not obedient, where I ignored God’s direction or delayed my “yes,” were the hardest seasons of my life. Nothing flowed. Everything felt heavy. Doors closed. Confusion increased. Peace felt distant.

I thought disobedience would give me control, but it only created chaos.

It wasn’t that God was punishing me, it was that I was fighting against His covering. I was trying to build a life outside of His will, and it never worked. The more I resisted surrender, the heavier the burden became.

The Breaking Point

Eventually, I reached a point where striving became unbearable.

I was tired of fighting God. Tired of carrying things I was never meant to hold. Tired of pretending I was fine when my soul was restless.

That’s when I realized something powerful: my struggle wasn’t with circumstances, it was with surrender.

God wasn’t asking me for perfection. He was asking me for obedience.

And obedience required a yes.

The Peace That Followed Surrender

When I finally surrendered, when I stopped negotiating and fully placed my life in God’s hands, I experienced a peace I cannot explain.

Not because everything suddenly became easy.Not because every problem disappeared.

But because my soul finally aligned with His will.

There was a calm that replaced the chaos. A clarity that followed confusion. A rest that no amount of effort could produce. It was the kind of peace that only comes when you stop resisting God and start trusting Him fully.

Saying yes didn’t change my life overnight, but it changed me.

Obedience as an Act of Trust

Obedience is often misunderstood. It’s not about restriction, it’s about trust.

It’s choosing to believe that God sees what we can’t. That His plan is better than our shortcuts. That His timing is intentional, even when it feels slow.

Every step of obedience brought more freedom. Every surrendered moment created more peace. Every “yes” brought me closer to who God was calling me to be.

If You’re Struggling to Say Yes

If you’re in a season where you feel stuck, weary, or resistant, know this: God is not waiting for you to get it together,

He’s waiting for your heart.

You don’t have to have the full picture.You don’t have to feel ready.You just have to be willing.

Sometimes the hardest path is the one that leads to peace.

And sometimes, saying yes to God is the very thing that saves you from giving up on yourself.