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Neighborhood Church

The Unwanted Awards, Part 3: The Never Said No Award

Jordan Brokaw

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Neighborhood Church

5505 W Riggin Ave, Visalia, CA 93291, USA

Friday 8:00 AM

No
The Never Said No Award
When you never say no, you trade short-term peace for long-term anguish.
Exodus
You can’t separate the Ten Commandments from the story they were part of.
The Ten Commandments give us an early glimpse—a rough sketch—of what Jesus would later make clear: that love is at the center of it all.
Fear is the root of our struggle to say no.
Fear is a powerful emotion, and it’s why many of us never say no.
Jesus knew how to say no.
If Jesus—the living embodiment of God—had boundaries, so can you.
We say “no” so that we can “yes” to what matters most.
Boundaries are supposed to create space for peace and purpose, not become tools for avoidance or control.
The longer we walk with Jesus, the more we grow in our capacity to say no, so that ultimately we can say yes to what matters most.