Tuesday, June 2
God will help you want to obey
everyday the Good Shepherd asks, do you trust Me? do you believe Me? will you follow My commands even when they don't make sense to you? we sheep must give a resounding yes, laying all our own questions aside. God has probably taken you on some unlikely paths before, and you can almost be guaranteed that more lie ahead, so why not make peace with this now? why not just confirm right out loud that you do trust God and are willing to travel the unlikely paths because you know they are His best?i challenge you to do this even if you don't feel like it. feelings follow correct behaviours, not the other way around. make right choices to honor God, and your feelings will eventually catch up. and though at first following God this way may appear to make your life harder, it actually does the exact opposite. it makes your attitude more in line with His, thus enabling you to weather whatever comes your way.
though i've tripped and stumbled many times along this most unlikely path with God, He has allowed me to understand what Philippians 2:12-13 means when it instructs, "continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to His good purpose." in other words, it's okay to be scared that you might mess up. it's okay to be honest enought to admit you don't always want to obey. this is human nature. ask God to help you make wise decisions. ask Him to help you to want to obey. God will work in you to help line your will up with His only if you'll ask.
have you ever dared to ask this? have you ever dared to say to God, Lord, whatever Your will for my life is, that is what i want? believing God is not for the weak at heart. it's only for those who want to discover the rich blessings of walking close enought to God to hear the constant drumming of His heartbeat.
-lysa terkeurst
dear Lord, help me want to obey You.
help me to trust.