Often we find ourselves walking in the dark simply because we are not willing to pay the price for having the light.
The price God requires for enjoying the fullness of His light is living His way.
Receiving God's salvation doesn't cost us anything. He paid the price for that. His love and grace, among other things, are free as well. But receiving all He has for us does not happen without meeting certain requirements on our part. In order to enjoy the fullness of His light, we have to walk in obedience to His ways.
The cares of the world, the influence of the ungodly, laziness, busyness, obsessions, ignorance of God's ways, or our own unsubmitted hearts, can be like a subtle riptide that carries us off course until one day we find that we are so far away from where we should be that we can't get back without help. Failure to be alert to the direction we are moving in is dangerous. And we don't have to be in open rebellion to get off course. All it takes is neglect in one small area of obedience and a subtle drift begins without our even noticing.
When we don't live the way He asks us to, we sacrifice much of the light we could enjoy. We don't experience the degree of His protection, guidance, and answers to prayer that we otherwise would. We forfeit certain blessings when we are not willing to do the things that must precede them.
When we love Him enough to obey what He asks, we come under the covering of His protection. When we don't, we come out from under it and drift further and further away from the shores of safety and blessing.
We can find ourselves in the wrong place at the wrong time simply because we didn't do what God was telling us to do, or we neglected to ask Him what we were supposed to be doing before we made decisions. Or perhaps we asked Him, but we failed to wait for an answer before we went ahead and did what we wanted to do. So much grief can be avoided by living God's way.
The more we obey God, the clearer we hear Him speaking to our heart. The more we hear God speaking to our heart, the more we want to obey Him. The more we obey, the more He can teach us of His ways, His truth, and His nature.
God reveals Himself to us in greater dimensions when we are doing what He has asked us to do.
When we are walking in obedience, we don't miss God's direction for our lives.
There is a direct correlation between obedience and answered prayer.
Whatever we are passionately devoted to in our life will mold and control us.
God is not trying to be a dictator. He simply wants to show us how life works best. When we don't live His way, confusion enters in and disturbing things happen that otherwise wouldn't. In whatever area He is asking us to obey, we can be sure He is trying to teach us something that will be for our benefit.
God's grace says, "You need to do it to make your life better, but God will help you and pick you up if you fall."
The price God requires for enjoying the fullness of His light is living His way.
Receiving God's salvation doesn't cost us anything. He paid the price for that. His love and grace, among other things, are free as well. But receiving all He has for us does not happen without meeting certain requirements on our part. In order to enjoy the fullness of His light, we have to walk in obedience to His ways.
The cares of the world, the influence of the ungodly, laziness, busyness, obsessions, ignorance of God's ways, or our own unsubmitted hearts, can be like a subtle riptide that carries us off course until one day we find that we are so far away from where we should be that we can't get back without help. Failure to be alert to the direction we are moving in is dangerous. And we don't have to be in open rebellion to get off course. All it takes is neglect in one small area of obedience and a subtle drift begins without our even noticing.
When we don't live the way He asks us to, we sacrifice much of the light we could enjoy. We don't experience the degree of His protection, guidance, and answers to prayer that we otherwise would. We forfeit certain blessings when we are not willing to do the things that must precede them.
When we love Him enough to obey what He asks, we come under the covering of His protection. When we don't, we come out from under it and drift further and further away from the shores of safety and blessing.
We can find ourselves in the wrong place at the wrong time simply because we didn't do what God was telling us to do, or we neglected to ask Him what we were supposed to be doing before we made decisions. Or perhaps we asked Him, but we failed to wait for an answer before we went ahead and did what we wanted to do. So much grief can be avoided by living God's way.
The more we obey God, the clearer we hear Him speaking to our heart. The more we hear God speaking to our heart, the more we want to obey Him. The more we obey, the more He can teach us of His ways, His truth, and His nature.
God reveals Himself to us in greater dimensions when we are doing what He has asked us to do.
When we are walking in obedience, we don't miss God's direction for our lives.
There is a direct correlation between obedience and answered prayer.
Whatever we are passionately devoted to in our life will mold and control us.
God is not trying to be a dictator. He simply wants to show us how life works best. When we don't live His way, confusion enters in and disturbing things happen that otherwise wouldn't. In whatever area He is asking us to obey, we can be sure He is trying to teach us something that will be for our benefit.
God's grace says, "You need to do it to make your life better, but God will help you and pick you up if you fall."
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