Sharing a word from Pastor Michael A. Waldrond
Move Forward In Obedience Obedience to God is difficult; however, the difficulty does not always come from the enormity or nature of the God-given task. At times the difficulty arises because we get in the way of our obedience. It seems as though we are able to engage in everything else rather than being focused on the assignment that God has placed before us. I believe that one of the reasons for this dilemma is our inability to submit to God. Submission is difficult. Submission means that we must be willing to surrender our desires to God. We must be willing to sacrifice our dreams on the altar of obedience and trust that what God desires for us is far greater than anything we could conceive for ourselves. Maybe the true difficulty with submission is that it pushes us to not just believe in God, but to believe God. If I asked a believer if he or she believed in God, that individual would probably respond with a resounding yes. If I asked a believer if he or she believed God, that ...