Bold Obedience

That's the excitement in Obedience, 

finding out what GOD had in mind.

---Brother Andrew---

"To obey" means not only to "follow the command of", it also means "to follow the guidance of", according to the dictionary. I got to hear Craig Groeschel (founder of LifeChurch.tv) speak about "Bold Obedience". Especially in the city like NYC, it's so easy to lose the sight of who you are and what you are meant to do. 

1)Bold Obedience usually triggers "opposition"

---If you are not ready to face opposition, you are not ready to be used by God.----

We've all been there. You try so hard for it but just not getting the result you want. Life pushes you and it makes you want to call it a quit. Just want to forget about it and do something new or not do anything at all?! But that bump could be the exact thing that you need to get over to get where you want to go. That 24th "NO" can be the one right before the "YES". When you are doing what you are called to do, there'll always be oppositions. Because God knows that you are capable of overcoming that and do His work. You need overcome that exact thing so that He can do His extraordinary work through you. Oppositions are there to make you strong, wise, kind, experienced... and many more. 

2)Bold Obedience often release God's miracles.

---but you won't be surprised because you've been with God along the way.

All the seeds are already planted in the moment you were born. He knew exactly who you are, how you are and what you're going to do. Of course, He made you. You are the child of the most High God. And when you walk through the darkness/oppositions, you'll see the miracles. And if you walked all those ways through oppositions/darkness, kept faith and listened to his voice, those miracles along the way won't be a surprise. Because He's been telling you how things are going to be. God's miracles are everywhere. The fact that you're reading this is a miracle! And then again, I believe that I'm writing this for that purpose. Maybe you just randomly came across with this blog, and that's another miracle! His miracles are everywhere. 

3)Bold Obedience always requires FAITH. 

---You don't have to know the details to be obedient immediately.

 Start by faith. 

Obedience is your responsibility, outcomes are God's. Partial/late obedience is disobedience. 

If you knew the whole plot and the details of a movie, you might not even watch the movie, don't you think?! It's just silly. Someone just told you how the story goes on and on and on right when you are walking into the theatre... It's the same thing. If you knew how things are going to be, or how tough your journey will be, you might not even want to try. Those details could make you not want to do it at all! We don't know the details because we don't have to know. All we have to know is that things are going to work out. . You just put that into action. But having that bold faith in God will change your life! You can start anything just by that faith. Believe in His master plan. Know that He is capable of anything and everything. Know that He can handle what we can't handle. That's what we need to remind ourselves. 

When you feel like your life is getting stuck, take a moment and breathe. Obedience is an action. It means that you're living with God. Follow His way. Be with Him. that's what we need to do. 

Love, Hope, Faith