Sometimes God blocks the route because He can see the traffic you can’t.

From where you are you can see the road and nothing further, and God is not working with that limitation. Not every no is protection and it would be dishonest to say it is. Some of them clearly are, and you find that out much later, on the far side.

When something falls through this week, hold off on the verdict for a bit. Ask what else might be true besides the obvious reading. Keep moving on the roads that are open rather than sitting at the one that closed.