Sometimes God Says No: Ginny Reed's Story :: [Episode 361]

StoryTellers Live

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 611 Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

What do you do when God's answer to your prayers is "no"?

In today's podcast, Ginny Reed, who shared at a live gathering in Memphis, Tennessee, invites us into her journey of walking through seasons of unanswered prayers. With honesty and vulnerability, Ginny reflects on the anger and bitterness she carried for years, the work of repentance and surrender God gently led her through, and the freedom that came from trusting His heart more than her hopes.

Her story is a powerful reminder that God's plans are always better, His wisdom is infinite, and even His "no" is an invitation to deeper faith and trust.

VERSE OF THE WEEK:

"But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." 2 Cor 12:9

CHALLENGE OF THE WEEK:

Is there any area of your life where you are harboring anger or bitterness towards God because he has said no to you? Can you sit in repentance, ask for forgiveness and trust His plan?

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"Even If" by Mercy Me

"Hard Fought Hallelujah" by Brandon Lake

Listen to a similar story: Ep. 126- Alana Dawson: "Now Do I Have Your Attention?"

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0:00.0	God has a perfect plan for me.
0:04.7	God does.
0:05.7	Not me.
0:06.9	He has infinite wisdom.
0:09.2	Not me.
0:10.0	He sees the bigger picture.
0:12.1	Not me.
0:13.1	God has given me a new perspective.
0:15.8	I can now say, he is the Lord.
0:19.3	Let him do what is good in his eyes. Welcome to the Storytellers Live
0:24.4	podcast where everyday women are gathering in homes across the country to share stories of the
0:29.5	hope found in Jesus. I'm Katie Dine. I'm Robin Cowan. And I'm Lindy Walker and we are your
0:35.1	podcast host. Welcome back and we're so happy that you've joined
0:39.2	us yet again. Happy Wednesday. And before we get to today's storyteller, we do want to tell you
0:44.6	something very exciting that we have been working on behind the scenes. And it is the fact that
0:49.7	storytellers has grown so much. We're up to what? 18 communities. And so we want to offer a way for
0:56.4	all of you to have access in the room of our live gatherings. And so we are changing the way that we
1:02.9	roll Patreon out. And we are going to provide our Patreon insiders the opportunity to hear every
1:09.5	story that is told at a live gathering on the Patreon
1:13.2	platform. That's right. As you were saying, Lindy, because we've grown so fast, a lot of times
1:17.5	these stories that are told are not hitting the podcast till six months later sometimes. And I know
1:23.0	that you guys want to hear those stories quicker. And so this is an opportunity for us to get
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