"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding, In all your ways acknowledge him, and he wil make straight your paths." (Prov. 3:5-6)
Do you remember the words of the hymn many of us grew up singing in church? "When we walk with the Lord, in the light of His Word, what a glory He sheds on our way; When we do His good will, He abides with us still, and with all who will trust and obey. Trust and obey, for there's no other way, to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey."
Trusting has to do with believing God. Placeing all of our confidence in Him and the promises that He has made. Acknowledging Him in all our ways means being completely obedient to what He tells us to do. We have a hard time with that. But listen, partial obedience is the same thing as disobedience. And for obedience to truly be obedience, it must be immediate.
We can sit around waiting on some "feeling" to come our way, but we will be disappointed. If our approach is "I will do that when I feel like it", we will discover that we are not truly walking with the Lord. If you want to experience the "glory" that He can shed on our way, as the song says, then obey God right now. He will bless your obedience. He will meet you at the point of your obedience.-
Friday, May 22, 2009
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