God is so good to us isn't He? I am saddened when His own children disobey Him or avoid Him when He asks something of them. He is so available to us and so faithful and selfless yet some use Him when it is convenient. Convenient Christians. I am appalled by them. I know someone that got so mad at God because they never met a mate and they said what good is He? Shameful. Obedience is not a choice. One of our pastors said this morning and I loved it that our delayed obedience is actually disobedience. When the Lord calls us to do something, change something or stop something, it isn't when we are ready to do so or at our convenience. It is when He says to. Why would we be rewarded for doing the right thing when it was according to our timetable and not God's? I am so grateful that I heeded His call to me last year and listened and obeyed. Who knows where I would be today or the state of my marriage and faith if I ignored God but I know how much He has blessed me for my immediate obedience. How frustrating is it for you as parents when you ask your child to do something and they say, "in a minute Mom" rather than "OK" . Aw the words, "okay". How refreshing is that? Well God is the parent and we are the child and in the very way you expect your child to obey you , we must in turn trust the Lord and obey the Lord. Not when we think the time is right but when He calls us to ... no matter what the cost. If there is anything you have put off or anything God has asked you to do and up until this very moment you haven't done it, I encourage you to do so right now where you are and ask the Lord to speak and vow to listen then obey. Amen? Amen!
Psalm 119: 57
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