Day 073 of 90 · Relationships
It Is Okay to Say No Sometimes
12–15 minutes
Center · Stillness
Settle in
Put the phone down. Take one slow breath, and say: “God, I am here. Speak, I am listening.”
Read · The passage
Scripture
Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.
Matthew 5:37, BSB
Learn · Reflection
Reflection
It Is Okay to Say No Sometimes
Talk · Conversation
Talk about it
Is there a yes you keep saying just so you will not disappoint someone? What would change if it were an honest no?
Thank · Gratitude
Give thanks
Today I thank God that I can rest without guilt, just as Jesus also rested.
Ask · Prayer
Pray together
Lord, give me the courage to let my yes be yes and my no be no. Teach me to guard my time and my heart with wisdom.
Begin · Application
Carry it into the day
Today, give one kind, honest no to a request you cannot carry, with no made-up excuses.
Scripture quoted from the Berean Standard Bible. Public domain (CC0)