Hey Besties! Did you know that you hold a significant amount of power? That’s right, your obedience to God is your power!
The power of obedience can change your life and today we will talk all about it.
This post will be all about the power of obedience, why it’s important to obey God, rewards of obedience, and how to tell if you’re obeying God.
Are you ready? Lets geaux!
I want you to imagine that your loved one left a house to you in his will. He said that you can do whatever you please, but his only request was for you not to sell it.
In his will, he wrote that the ring of keys would give you access to every door, including the back house. The only problem is that he didn’t specify which key unlocked which door.
Instead of allowing you to spend your whole life trying each key, God has given you the key to unlock every door on earth.
Can you guess the key? That’s right, it’s obedience.
Why Is It Important To Obey God?
Obedience is very important to God. It’s important to him for a number of reasons, but today we will go over three:
1. Obedience is God’s Love Language
Love languages are crucial in a healthy relationship. If you and your partner aren’t able to give and receive love, then there will be a barrier.
It’s just as if you spoke Spanish, but your partner spoke Mandarin. You wouldn’t be able to understand one another until you learn each other’s languages.
Obedience is God’s love language, and it’s the only way you can show him that you love him (John 14:15).
2. He Wants You To Have Life And Life More Abundantly
The way to life is to pursue righteousness and kindness (Proverbs 21:21). God created you to live, and he designed you to live righteously.
Righteousness means the right way to do things. Obedience gives birth to righteousness, and righteousness gives birth to authority.
God has designed this life beautifully for you. The world was designed with you in mind. It may seem like the world is opposite than what God wanted, but he has given you the power and authority to bring his Kingdom to Earth.
When you obey God, you get to have life and life more abundantly just as he intended.
3. God Wants To Share All Things With You
Your Father is the King of generosity. He didn’t even spare his own son, but gave him up for you. Why wouldn’t he give you everything else? (Romans 8:32)
Bestie, do you know that God loves you so much that he welcomes you to live in his Kingdom while you are on Earth? You may be thinking how is that possible?
Well, it’s just like if you are a citizen of America, but you are currently in the Dominican Republic. Even though you’re in the Dominican Republic; your customs, standards of living, culture, etc. lies in America. You are still a citizen of the country you’ve come from, no matter where you travel.
Being a citizen of any country, requires you to learn the way of life and the benefits of your citizenship.
You are a citizen of Heaven. God has given you a copy of your constitution which includes your rights and everything you need to function while on Earth.
Remember Heaven is a country and it is where you’re truly from. You are not only a citizen of the country you physically reside in and you are not bound by the laws of your country.
If prices are going up and there is a water shortage, you might need to tap into your Heavenly citizenship. There is abundance in your home country and it’s possible to live there even while on Earth.
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Five Rewards Of Obedience
Besties, not all of God’s rewards are tangible. Sometimes, we can get so caught up thinking that God will bless or reward us with things we can see. What if God wanted to reward you in a different way?
Let’s take a look at five rewards of obedience:
1. You Will Be Given Clear Direction
Life has a way of presenting multiple paths. You will never know what’s along the paths of life, unless you travel down them.
Each path has its individual set of obstacles that you may not be equipped to handle.
I don’t know about you, but there has been many times where I didn’t know which path to take. Luckily when we obey, we get clear direction from God.
God wants to lead each and every one of us down the path we are meant to travel. His promise is to lead you, keep you, and speak with you throughout your journey (Proverbs 6:20-22).
2. A Generation That Delights In The Lord
Obedience blesses your children’s children. (Deuteronomy 12:28).
Your obedience is not only about you. It’s also about those coming after you. You can think of it as a relay race. Your parents were the first runners, you are the second, and so on and so forth.
The more you obey, the further in life you will get, although it can feel like the exact opposite sometimes. You have to keep obeying for you and those coming behind you!
3. Success
If you want to true success, you will have to walk in God’s ways. Obedience puts you on a path to walking in his ways (2 Chronicles 26:5).
You may think that obedience is setting you back, but it’s actually pivoting you forward. There are many times in the Bible where God flat out says how much success comes from being righteous.
4. Living At Peace With Your Enemies
The Lord said, when you please him a.k.a. obey him, he’ll make all the people that don’t like you be at peace with you.
5. Prolonged And Prosperous Life
Keeping the commandments of the Lord will prolong your life many years and bring you prosperity (Proverbs 3:1-6).
When you live God’s way, he has to bless you. I’m not sure if you’ve been living a prosperous life thus far, but that can turn around the moment you obey.
God has said in his word that he watches over his word to perform it (Jeremiah 1:12). When you obey, you have a guarantee of living a long, prosperous life.
How Do I Know If I’m Obeying God
You will know your obeying God if you’re reading his word and staying close to him. There is nothing that God will tell you that is not lined up with his word.
He will not allow you to go astray as long as you’re open to him. When you obey God, your life starts to align with what he’s already spoken.
God will confirm your obedience or disobedience with a consequence that you can see.
Obedience to God holds a significant amount of power that you can activate today. The power of obedience lies in your hands.
This post was all about the power of obedience, why it’s important to obey God, rewards of obedience, and how to tell if you’re obeying God.
Remember, you’re destined to Win because he got up!
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