Good morning Blessed Women Of God. Thanking God for this Merciful Monday morning. Prayerful everyone had a great! Weekend. This Mondays devotion we will focus on a continuation of obedience. Obedience is define as the act or practice of obeying; dutiful, with respect, in agreement or submissive compliance. The greatest commandment that God gives us is to love God with all our hearts and strength. But to implicit in that love is obedience. Genuine love for Jesus works out in strict obedience to God. Apart from obedience to the father there is no love for God and there is no Kingdom of God. I have required the passion to do the perfect will of God.
I hope I never lose it and will make no excuses or explanations for wanting it. I count it a great gift from God, one to be highly desire and sought after. While reviewing my notes I see I have written quite a bit on the subject of obedience to God. However I am going to add a another paragraph to my journal, because as I have been focusing on why we fall short in certain areas in our lives, why this prayer request is needed, why this sweet person is going through so much , why did this person die so soon, why the stress, lack of finances, and so forth. It all reflects to some lack of discipline and /or disobedience. Whether it's what we did do, did not do, or should not have done. Let me put some balance on this. We didn't eat right or exercise, eating and other habits we keep participating in, did not plan, did not save, did not heed to the warnings from God, that could have come from a message spoken through the word of God. This one is the most common one , yet the most important one. Lack of prayer. Some of these issues apply to all of us. Especially if you are in a place of questioning even this day. Lord how did I get here? or why am I here? Although we all have made these mistakes, there is still hope for us. I remember when I was in prayer awhile back and God begin to speak to me about a assignment he had given me. I immediately became somewhat sad, it's not that I didn't want to be obedient, I surely wanted to please God. He was only answering my prayer request and heart desires. But lord I made this prayer petition 5yrs ago. Why are you just now answering. Especically now that I have this family issue going on, my finances are?, I am involved in the Church ministry, this & that is happening and going on. Sounds familiar. As if God does not know our condition or issues. I knew accepting my assignment (calling) would one take me out of my comfort zone, take me from the ones I love much (family), it will even cause some to be a little uncomfortable with the decision I had to make. So I came up with every excuse why it was not God speaking, why the timing wasn't right , everything I could think of. At that point I became disobedient. And because of disobedience no prayers were being answered. All hell was able to attack on every end. Meaning because I was outside the will of God for my life, I was left open for the enemy to be able to do at will what he wanted to in my life. When I finally told God that I would do what he said and go where he indicated. He responded with only three words: I love you. Such peace came and I knew than that he was going to take care of every problem and issue I had presented before him. Doors begin to open, prophecy begin to come to pass, a lot of more blessings, I will share and celebrate with you soon. I have discovered something since that time to now. I know that there is nothing else acceptable to God. He expects us to do his perfect will from the heart and not with lip service or just when we need or want something from him. You have to truly be sold out. Not straddling in any area of your life. You either hot or cold. There is no in between. One can not have fellowship with God, apart from this. The King James version of Rom. 12:1-2, says there is three wills of God. An acceptable will, a good will, and a perfect will. This will is going to take you being obedient to his word and will for your life. Amen. This week in your bible study Read and meditate on Matthew 6:46 , Matthew 7:21, James 1:22. Have a Blessed Day in the Lord . love you Christ. Sis. B.
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