Obedience

It’s been a while my people, I trust you’re all well. I’ve been spending my brain writing another book, so I haven’t really had the inspiration to write to you lately. Today however, I woke up thinking about something. We often talk about obedience and we preach about it, but have we truly learned the ways of obedience? What does it really mean to obey God, and why should we? If He gave us free will, shouldn’t we just do what we want? I don’t know about you, but I’ve had moments where I knowingly didn’t obey. It wasn’t a “mistake” I was fully aware that I wasn’t obeying. Sometimes I obeyed, but only in my own timing. Sometimes I delayed. Sometimes I questioned why. Sometimes I threw tantrums.

The topic of obedience is a serious matter because, if we really think about it soberly, our obedience to God benefits us more than it benefits Him. It is for our own safety. Obedience keeps us within the will of God, and in doing so, keeps us aligned with His Spirit. Let’s look at an obvious example: Abraham. The man had a family, friends, and probably an entire life established in his hometown. Then one day God simply says, “Leave.”

We may read that story and think, what’s so difficult about that? But remember, God didn’t hand him a full proof plan. He said, “I will show you where I’m taking you.” People who have never moved to a foreign land may not fully understand what it takes to start a new life somewhere with nothing but the word and promises of God. Recently, one of my friends got married and relocated to another country. That takes both a leap of faith and obedience. How does a man trust God’s voice without seeing physical proof, get up, pack his life, and leave simply because God said so?

Looking at my own life, I’ve lost money trying to do things my own way. You know, the Bible says the men who were with Jonah on the ship lost their cargo and goods because of one man’s disobedience. The fact that your disobedience can affect your family and even the people around you should be an eye opener to how important obedience truly is. Most of the time, obeying God does not make sense to the natural man because how can Way B possibly be better than Way A? Way A looks perfect. Way B looks rocky. How is it a better option?

How do you obey when God says shut down a business that is bringing profit? How does He say marry the foreigner, marry Ruth? How does He tell David, “You will not build for Me, your son will”? If it were some of us, with our misplaced zeal, we would have argued and insisted, “No, I will build this for You,” thinking it is proof of our love and devotion, when in reality it would be outright disobedience.

What about obedience with our resources? We place demands on God for wealth, yet our ten percent hasn’t made it to church in months, maybe even years. We place demands on God for a spouse, yet we have not obeyed Him with our bodies. We still take His temple to strange beds and lie down with unbelievers. We hear “fast and pray,” yet we choose our own way. We hear “do not,” and we do it anyway. We hear “do,” and we “do not”. It’s even in the way we mishandle the visions and life plans He gives us. God knows why He brought you up in that family and in that specific way. He knows why you had to be from Greece or Zambia. He knows why you had to have those parents. He has it all planned out, and so when He gives a command or instruction, it is fitting for your purpose.

It is painful to want something and not receive it, but it is far better to go without it and remain aligned with God. Obedience, as I have discovered, is often a one man journey with God. God told Abraham, so Abraham could not leave the decision to Sarah or Lot. God tells you, “Start the organisation.” Your friends may advise you, but you still have to keep in step with the Spirit because not every instruction is a group instruction. Learn to discern when an instruction is for you and when it is for a collective. Don’t rush to announce your consecration to everyone around you. Imagine Abraham gathering his entire family and friends saying, “Let’s move,” when God had only spoken to him.

“His mother said to the servants, ‘Whatever He says to you, do it.’”

John 2:5 NKJV

Obey God. Obey God more than man. Obey God more than books, motivational speeches, and quotes. Obey God even when it is painful to leave. Obey God even when it costs you to detach. Obey God in the storm and obey Him in the sunny days. Obey with tears in your eyes or laughter in your mouth. Obey Him when there is only a little flour left for you and your son. Obey Him when He says lead the stubborn people. Obey when He says borrow the jars & borrow not a few. Obey when He says pour the oil. Obey when He says stay, stand, walk, talk, be silent, get up, sing, or dance.

People of God, whatever He says, do it. Mary told the workers, “Whatever He tells you to do, do it.” The key words are, whatever, He, do it. No matter what it is, if He said it, you must do it. “Whatever” means no matter how big or small, hard or easy. Provided God is the One who said it, you must do it. Not contemplate it endlessly, not weigh it against your own opinions, but do it.

See you tomorrow, my yielded people. I love you.

If you read my blogs but have never met this  Wonderful Jesus that I’m always writing about,  you’d love to get to know Him, Or you know The Lord but have found yourself drifting far from Him, I would love to talk with you. Please send me an email  on yieldedcwcenter@gmail.com or simply comment, and I will reach out to yo