Say Yes – DBSoaries

Life happens. What you choose to do in your circumstance is your decision. Will you stay where you are? Will you move forward? Be encouraged by Dr. DeForest B. Soaries, Jr. to reach a new level of faith, to find opportunity in every obstacle and to say yes, even when life says no.

Drawn from the remarkable life experiences of one man, Say Yes When Life Says No includes a first-hand account of Rev. Dr. DeForest Soaries, Jr. – pastor, husband, father, public servant, and cancer survivor. Enriched with personal stories and vivid Biblical references, Dr. Soaries provokes us to see every obstacle in life as an opportunity and every burden as a potential blessing.

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About the Author

Dr. DeForest B. Soaries, Jr. has been blessed with many accomplishments through his experiences with church, government, and corporate entities. His ministry is focused on spiritual growth, educational excellence, economic empowerment, and faith-based community development. Dr. Soaries resides in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, with his wife, Donna, and twin sons.

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#10 – THE NO OF AN ULTIMATE ENDING

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#10 – THE NO OF AN ULTIMATE ENDING

Apr 20, 2023

On Friday, April 11, 1975, my dad went to the hospital for a colonoscopy. Back then, medical technology was not as advanced as it is now. Today, that procedure involves having a tube inserted into your body with a small camera at the tip, and the doctor looks inside using a computer monitor. The entire […]

#9 – THE NO OF INTERPRETATION SIGNS

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#9 – THE NO OF INTERPRETATION SIGNS

Apr 13, 2023

In June 1990, I applied for a job to become the next pastor of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset, New Jersey. I didn’t describe it this way at the time, but between sending in my resumé and serving my first day on the job four months later, all I could hear was […]

#8 – The NO of an Unexpected Future

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#8 – The NO of an Unexpected Future

Apr 06, 2023

When Jesus steps in to radically alter your life as He did with Mr. Blind, He not only redeems your past but also alters your future. The day Mr. Blind received his sight, he had no idea how much it would redirect his future. He suddenly faced new nos in the form of unexpected challenges […]

#7 – The No of New Devil

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#7 – The No of New Devil

Mar 30, 2023

Prepare for the reality that some people will not be happy with your success. When Mr. Blind’s neighbors saw his victory, they questioned and criticized him. Mr. Blind probably expected them to celebrate his miracle but found himself under attack instead. This part of his story reminds us that we must prepare for the reality […]

#6 – The NO of The Wrong Pool

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#6 – The NO of The Wrong Pool

Mar 23, 2023

When Jesus showed up, he no longer needed the pool for his healing. I had full confidence that Jesus could heal my body. My confidence was rooted not only in Mr. Blind’s story but also in the story in John 5, when Jesus healed a man by the pool of Bethesda. When Jesus instructed Mr. […]

#5 – The NO of Uncertainty

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#5 – The NO of Uncertainty

Mar 12, 2023

What else can happen? I have had to stop asking that question because something else can always happen. And often, that something else in life is saying no. Sometimes bad will turn to worse before things get better. Uncertainty about the future can be a big no for people. What could have been worse for […]

#4 – The NO of Negative People

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#4 – The NO of Negative People

Mar 05, 2023

Whom do you hang around with? Who is your squad? Unless you’re very intentional about broadening your circle, the people you keep closest will be the ones who reflect who you are and who you are going to be. In a sense, you are the average of the five people you hold as your […]

#3 – The NO of Being Judged

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#3 – The NO of Being Judged

Feb 26, 2023

When I was in sixth grade, my teacher told me that if I ever did manage to graduate from high school, I would end up in jail. I was twelve years old – old enough to understand that my teacher had concluded I had no meaningful future beyond my high school years. It was clear […]

#2 – The No of Being Lonely

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#2 – The No of Being Lonely

Feb 19, 2023

Many of us have people always around us. Most of us also have access to more people than ever before, by way of friends and followers on social media platforms. Yet many of us find ourselves desperately lonely. Loneliness makes it so much harder when life says no. Having no one with whom we can […]

#1 – The No of Being Blind

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#1 – The No of Being Blind

Feb 12, 2023

I was not expecting my life to take a drastic turn until a round of medical tests revealed I had prostate cancer just before Thanksgiving in 2010. That diagnosis translated into one great big no! After receiving the diagnosis, I started reading John 9 to review the miraculous power of God to heal the sick… […]