Obedience In The Now
Sometimes I'm tempted to stall rather than obey God's will. Usually this occurs when I sense God's prompting to do something I'm uncomfortable with or that I don't understand. Often, my excuse for delay is an uncertainty that the call is from God. My strategy is this: Sense God's call, delay by reasoning things out, force my own doubts into the picture to cloud the clearness of the call, then tell God I cannot obey because I don't know if it's Him. The problem with this strategy is that it nearly always works. How many blessings have those around me missed out on because of my "stalling" behavior? How many blessings have I myself missed? How could I dare to put off God's will, knowing full well I will never obey if I do? From this day forward, I have a committment to obeying God while the call is still clear. With His help, I will obey Him now for the rest of my life.
posted by Brooke @ 3:28 PM
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4 Comments:
A big amen to that sister. Doubts will cloud our minds and hearts if we let them. Anyway, delayed obedience is not just disobedience. It didn't just give chance for the doubt to come in, it will also drain our faith, giving us the tendency to disobey, logically.
In Him,
~Lawrence~
Hi Lawrence,
Wow, what a great comment. I had to read the last part several times before it finally sank in, and I'm still not sure the fullness of meaning behind the phrase "delayed obedience is not just disobedience. It didn't just give chance for the doubt to come in, it will also drain our faith, giving us the tendency to disobey, logically" has sunk in. Mind if I clean it up a bit and post it? There's a lot of truth in that, but it's so much it may take me awhile to see it all. Or maybe I'm just tired. ;-) Either way, thanks for posting it, and God bless.
In Christ,
Brooke
Sure sister. :)
Actually, it's my problem with the English language that has caused you confusion. I meant to say that delayed obedience is actually disobedience, and one of the things (delayed obedience) leads us to do is to rationalize His will. Besides, it'll lead us to doubt. It'll also bring in other emotions and circumstances to drain our faith, and thus weaken our will to obey. Causing doubt is Satan's way to cripple us, and if we let him do it, we'll fall for it. However if we trust in Him and His promises (and thus focusing on Him alone), we'll be able to obey Him in trust, in faith. (Focus our eyes on Jesus and we'll walk on water). Hope I don't confuse you this time. I too have much to learn in this, as what I have now is only head knowledge. True trust is not just about having knowledge alone. It also has to come from the heart, and thus trusting Him with all my heart.
New Living Translation (NLT)
Hebrews 10:21;23
And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God's people...Without wavering, let us hold tightly to the hope we say we have, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.
Psalm 28:7 (NLT)
The LORD is my strength, my shield from every danger. I trust in him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.
Proverbs 3:5 (NLT)
Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.
In Him,
~Lawrence~
Hi Lawrence,
Lol, I did wonder if perhaps I was reading more into your statement than you meant to put in, but hey, God even uses our mistakes to bless others, ya? Seriously, thanks for clearing itup, and amen to what you wrote. I'll pray about posting the original comment, though it might be kind of weird since you didn't intentionally write what I read into it, if that makes sense. And btw, your English is fine, don't worry. :- ) Thanks again for stopping by, and I'll see ya later.
-Brooke
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