Simply Obey Me

If you love me, obey my commandments.

John 14:15

There are many commandments that God gives us besides just the original 10 found in Exodus.  The new testament is bursting with God's commands that teach us how to act, who to love, what to do and who to trust.  They aren't listed together in any special order or even found on one page.  God's commands aren't just a bunch of rules that we have to follow in order to be saved and forgiven.  His commands are a way of life!  They are the first thing we should think of when we wake up each morning, following His advice, His character and His morals.  God's commands aren't all spelled out perfectly for all to understand either.  He speaks to us each individually when we take the time to read the bible and find a personal relationship with Him.  We aren't held under a microscope for God to watch our every move just waiting for us to mess up, or to reward us for being perfect.  No, God's commands are His way of teaching, and leading us to a life that mirrors His Son, Jesus Christ.  He is patient with us.  He knows the difficulties of following Him and how hard it is to love those who hurt us.  He understands the price we pay when we choose His way over the world's.  God, of all people, knows it isn't easy following His commands.  This is why His commandments are more than just a list of hard things to do.  God's commandments are a way of living and the one thing He expects from us is to obey.  In a moment of weakness, obey.  In a moment of wild and crazy, obey.  In a moment of hurt and despair, obey.  In a moment of pain and anger, obey.  In a moment of lust, obey.  In a moment of doubt, obey.  And, in order to obey we must know God.  We must know how He handles the types of situations we face.  God has so many blessings stored up for us in this life and in the life to come but if we don't know him then we aren't able to obey Him and if we don't obey Him then we will miss out on so much!  

Allow me to guide your day.  Don't fret.  Just seek Me alone.  I will meet your every need.  Only I can anticipate what is coming next and best prepare you for My coming answers.  Don't worry about outcomes and timings.  Simply obey Me.  That must come first. 

-taken from pg. 277 The Listening Heart: Hearing God in Prayer by Judy Gordon Morrow