I remember when I was a kid, my mother would tell me to do something and the first words out of my mouth were "Yeah, but..." and then go on to list all the reasons why her request would be impossible for me to fulfil. I don't have time. That's my brother's chore. Tomorrow would be better. Eventually before I even got "Yeah, but..." out of my mouth she'd look at me and say, "Yabut, Yabut, Yabut." and I knew at that point the conversation was over. If this was English class, we'd just replace everything after Yeah But with a period, because that would be the end of the sentence.
The same thing is true of God. When He tells me to go talk to that stranger, He's not interested in my, "Yeah, but what if they don't want to be bothered?" When He tells me to do that favor, He's not interested in my "Yeah, but they won't appreciate it." When He tells me to extend a kindness, He's not interested in "Yeah, but they treat me poorly." He's no more interested in my Yeah Buts than my mother was. Might as well end that sentence right there.
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