Obedience

 One thing am learning about God is that he equips us as we move,he gives us the vision,the purpose,the desire,the gift but until we step out in faith,he can't give us the tools we need...you know why, because our obedience is all he wants,imagine God told Abraham to sacrifice his only son,a son he was blessed with at old age,and Abraham obeyed him.I can only imagine what ran through his mind but he obeyed God nonetheless,we all know how God blessed Abraham...this is my go to story about obedience always because Abraham showcased his obedience,love and faith in God multiple times...when God assigns us,we say I don't know where my feet will land,he says I know exactly where they will land,I don't know if people will support me,he says am all you need to execute what I have given you everything else will come from me,what if people don't like it, he says I called you to obey me not to worry about people.

Am really passionate about obedience,I don't know if I have written about it before but I love it so much....my first time posting my articles publicly I was worried if people will accept it,like it even...one day though God told me I didn't call you to worry about people I called you to obey me,leave the people alone....I remember this day vividly because it was not the small still voice it was more of a stern voice,it's like a father cautioning a child...I was taken aback,I had to do some reflection. You know God doesn't care about people's opinion concerning his strategy for you and me,when he does something he doesn't call a group of people for council before executing it,he listens to us but he is God and fearing people's opinion concerning his work is like putting him on the same pedestal as mankind. It's just not right. It's human to worry about people but let the presence of God fill your heart so that at the end of the day,you will hunger to only please him and no one else.

Here,I speak about my struggles,by now y'all know how I struggle with vulnerability but I show up because obeying God is more important to me,more than my feelings,I talk about my struggles because I want anyone reading this to know it's not a perfect journey,nothing is personal,we all go through something,you are not alone trying to figure things out...Sarah Jakes once said just because birds were created to fly doesn't mean they were born knowing it..its until they discover their purpose...

I found mine when I obeyed God,when I gave my yes,when I surrendered, I don't want to just go through life,am a great woman I want to be everything I was born to be,I don't want to leave any stone unturned and who else knows who am supposed to be more than the one who created me,who breathed his breathe in me,who gave me life,who gave me his name that anytime I call him heaven is already backing me up,who else got me more than the one who knows my yesterday,today and tomorrow,who knows my heart more than I do.

obedience... Obeying God...you know when God spoke to me about obedience that day,I felt it...it struck my heart...why do we worry about people,fear to do something God told us to do... specifically put in our hearts...and am not saying obedience is easy because it's not...its hard especially when it requires you being vulnerable, walking into the unknown and doing something you have no interest in...when you are attached to something God wants you to leave behind ..it takes a lot of strength and willpower to do it...but guess what,God won't tell you to do something you have no potential in doing...nor will he call you to do something he hasn't planned for you beforehand...he is basically saying I have planned everything in your life for you,I know you,before I formed you in your mother's womb baby I knew you...I just want you to trust me fully,place your hand in my palm and walk with me...trust me...what is faith without trust...what is faith when I can't trust God enough to obey him...obeying God to me means am trusting you God,I know wherever you lead me is where I want to be...so am taking the leap...I know you are not depending on me...you are depending on your power through me...and since I know I am not alone,that you are working in me through me...I will obey you...I will obey you even if I don't agree...even if I want to rebel and ask for another thing other than what you are calling me to do...because the far I have come God I know your works are perfect...the Bible gives me that assurance and your hand in my life gives me that assurance as well...so God I will do it afraid,I will do it feeling doubtful,I will do it not understanding why I have to do it,I will do it scared of the outcome and results....but I will do it nonetheless...I will obey you with my heart,my mind and my soul...I will surrender to you because at the end of the day let your will be done not mine...I am submitting everything I am to you and at my weakness may your strength be made perfect. In Jesus name,Amen.Peace🌼