Meditations on "Obedience"

God has given us every spiritual blessing so we can do those things that He has planned for us to do.

When stressful situations come our way, the best way forward is to make a conscious effort to turn to God and seek His help.

Through the wisdom of God’s Word in the Bible, and the understanding given us by the Holy Spirit, God will help us discern the plan He has for our lives.

Like the first followers of Jesus, we also need to take time to meditate on what He is saying, ask questions, and attentively listen for explanations

God created us to live for Him and has a specific plan for each of us. When our conscience is shaped by a wounded spirit, we will find we are constantly looking for affirmation and mechanically acting out of people pleasing motives, rather than behaving out of love that pleases God.

Only God has the power to help us sort out the issues underneath our anger.

God designed us to be together with others in life as surely as the parts of our body work together for good health and getting things done.

Will we, like Thomas, realize that something incredible happens when we ask Jesus to show us who He truly is?

“We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.” Book of AA

With God’s help life will be better than we ever imagined or thought possible.

Who can show us the way out of darkness into the light? Jesus says He is the Light and if we follow Him, we won’t have to walk in darkness but will have the Light that gives life.

Only obedience to the Word of God and the power of the Holy Spirit can keep us from returning to familiar patterns.