I know the power obedience has of making things easy which seem impossible.
Saint Teresa
Do you remember when some people began removing the word “obey” from their marriage vows? “To love, honor and obey” was replaced by “to love and honor.” Sometimes the promise to love, honor and obey was replaced entirely by vows written by the bride and groom. The promise of obedience no longer was seen as a necessity in the marriage relationship.
In the relationship between man and God, though, the promise of obedience is as necessary today as it has always been. Every day I read the Proverbs 31 Ministries Daily Devotions. Today Lysa TerKeurst wrote about being called to serve God through that ministry. She told how she realized that she didn’t have to worry about the success of the ministry. All she had to do was be obedient to what she believed God wanted her to do. She wrote,“My job all along was to simply be obedient to God. My job was obedience, God’s job was results. That’s true no matter what we’re pursuing – be it a job, a spouse, a calling or a dream.”
How comforting it is to remove the burden of being a success from our shoulders and instead to be concerned only with answering God’s call. We are each called to fill a unique place in God’s plan. We were created to do that. I’m sure you have heard the saying, “Stop beating yourself up.” Stop finding fault with yourself. Stop feeling that you aren’t good enough. I am a champion at feeling that I have failed. From now on I am going to try to remember that we are a success as long as we try hard to do the work that God has given us and ask Him to create the best results.
Obeying God’s call and trusting Him to carry us through is a sacred gift. I wish you countless sacred gifts.
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