How can I tell the diffrence between a wait answer and a no answer from the Lord?

Answer 1

The difference, honestly~ lies within the PEACE you feel, the "coming to grips" that HE SAID NO, about your situation. BUT! There is likewise a certain PEACE one gets when submitting to the will of GOD, and you are allowed a certain level of tolerance thru the Holy Spirits' workings in your life, in your heart and mind. You come to a place where you understand that you are "actively waiting" because you are giving it over (literally giving your situation) to GOD, and doing so all the while in a prayerful spirit, being in HIS Word daily, and~ because all of this is SO CLOSE TO HOME for me personally, I can attest to the facts that what I say is ABSOLUTE TRUTH.....HE will make His will KNOWN to you in one of 3 primary ways:
1) Thru prayer.
2) Thru His Word~ (say, a particular scripture JUMPS
out at you, when it wouldnt have otherwise apart
from you current want or need.
3) Thru People~ This one can be overwhelmingly
neat; in that, it could be thru an
"angel's unawares" situation, or you could
overhear another conversation that applies to you
and your situation directly ( in multiples, say like
3 times in a week, etc....or the pastor will preach
a sermon that you could have sworn that the LORD
had the pastor study for that week's preaching
JUST FOR YOU! It can be a number of things.....

BUT PLEASE
I went thru this same thing, my current husband and only husband both. We surveyed all the things that went on between us, how all sorts of strange odds were seemingly stacked against us. We fought in our souls; and finally- we fully submitted ourselves to an in-depth bible study about marriage, and were in constant prayer. We both came to the conclusion that it either was not the right time, or we were not the right one's for eachother. BUT! *****WE WERE SO SCARED AT THIS DUAL REVELATION, and the fact that we seemingly couldnt live without eachother at the time, that we DID NOT TELL EACHOTHER that this is what the LORD STRONGLY IMPRESSES on both of us; we even went to pre-marital counselling to further get it right, and got the same results from our pastor. We spent a month apart, got stir crazy missing eachother, and then hurriedly and MISTAKINGLY to our own hurt almost a decade later.....in one day, we made plans to go to the local pawn shop, buy a set of rings, and rush down to the Justice of the Peace (after we applied for our marriage certificate).
*The MOMENT after "it" (the vows) were complete, I literally felt the weight of the LORD heavily upon me; and the rest is history.
We went on about our "married" life and were blessed ( a seriously mixed blessing) with being EXTREMELY FERTILE. I was pregnant for 4 and a half yrs str8! One girl conceived within 2 weeks ( our honeymoon [Emily] baby ), then the subsequent pregnancies continued ( 3 boys all in a row) Isaac, Diego and Nathanyael.

LIFE HAS BEEN HELL, and it is not because we were not financially prepared to have our children SO CLOSE together....but because there has been no spiritual leadership in our family. I stopped going to a really good, bible-based church when we got married, he wouldnt read the Word, he didnt ever want to pray together~ or alone for that matter. It's been one calamity after another.

I just wanted to tell u my story so that you can KNOW the implications of walking AHEAD of GOD and not WITH HIM. Like that song "IN HIS TIME< IN HIS TIME"///// All things DO work together for the GOOD for those who FOLLOW HIM, who are called according to HIS WORD!

I implore you to wait on the LORD, and do so "actively: thru prayer and study, and perhaps begin some research (biblically) about fasting and prayer, and how they are powerful tools to make your flesh come into agreement with your spirit, to SHOW the LORD that you are SERIOUS about getting HIS WILL DONE IN YOUR LIFE; NOT YOUR OWN. Fasting is amazing, and the benefits of not only doing it, but the study of it are exponential. I hold your situation in my prayers, and I will intercede on your behalf.

WAIT UNTIL YOU HAVE THAT PERFECT PEACE< WHICH PASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING, B4 YOU MAKE ONE MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION.......WAIT AND ENJOY THE TIME YOU SPEND WITH GOD; it has eternal benefits!
SO much love, admonition and concern,
In Christ Jesus, our Risen REDEEMER!!!!! :) :) :)
<>< <>< <>< sEVEn ><> ><> ><>

Answer 2

For me, I agree a lot with "7". Peace is what tells me that God has answered no or yes to a prayer. I was praying about something just a few weeks ago that was bothering me, I had no peace until I realized that God was telling me no. When I realized that a peace came over me. When he gives me a wait answer- I can have peace to , but it is a peace that is different than on a yes or no answer to prayer. Waiting does not mean I am inactive in what I do while waiting. I am in The WAITING ROOM as I call it on a few prayers with the Lord- actually long time prayers. Peace in the midst of waiting. There are some health issues and financial issues in my family that I wish were not there, but God has not answered those prayers yet, but in the waiting He has taught me so much. When you ask the Lord if this is no or wait, look deep inside your heart and you will hear Him speaking peace to you one way of the other.

Answer 3

It doesn't matter. They're both covered under the doctrine of "Thy will be done".

It's like when sick people get better they thank God for healing them. If they don't get better they thank God anyway and submit to his greater wisdom and his Holy Will. Thus, God is always the hero and if you don't believe that you can thank God when he sends you to hell.

Answer 4

God's delays are not God's denials

stay in prayer, he will give you a sign when it comes time.

blessings upon you my friend

Answer 5

You cant!!!

And dont let anyone tell you otherwise.

Prayer is just superstition

Answer 6

When you hear a dial tone that's a no...