Daily Obedience
There are several areas of my life that are subject to change daily, hourly or even with a minute’s notice. I wake up in the morning, grateful for all that the Lord has blessed me with. I also wake up each morning thinking about my journey with Him and how I can honor Him. It doesn’t take long until the enemy comes around to speak lies and sow seeds of doubt about me and my relationship with the Lord.
Obedience to the Lord is a daily function of my life.
Surrender to the Lord is a daily function of my life.
Pursuing the Lord is a daily function of my life.
The enemy is relentless in his daily attempts to sabotage my relationship with the Lord.
King Jehu is king of Israel and he carries out most of the prophesy of Elijah from years before. Jehu rids Israel of anyone connected to wicked king Ahab and his wife Jezebel. He also rids the country of Baal worship and Baal shrines. He still keeps some of the foreign gods of Jeroboam. Check this out….
30 Nonetheless the Lord said to Jehu, “You have done well in following my instructions to destroy the family of Ahab. Therefore, your descendants will be kings of Israel down to the fourth generation.” 31 But Jehu did not obey the Law of the Lord, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam had led Israel to commit. (1 Kings 10:30-31 NLT)
On the outside of my life, my obedience to the Lord looks “bullet proof”, but I still struggle with obedience. I have decided that I will struggle with obedience as long as I live. The enemy is clever and sneaky. He is out to destroy my relationship with the Lord. I believe the key to my spiritual survival is daily surrender. I admit I’m a screw-up. I admit that I’m sinful. I admit that I struggle with sin.
Zig Ziglar used to say,“we need motivation daily, just like bathing”. I believe that I need daily obedience to come from my daily surrender to the Lord in order to walk daily with Him. When I sin, I repent. When I disobey, I repent. When I ignore Him, I repent. He is so incredibly patient with me as I walk out my faith. He has never lacked grace when I needed it. (I need it very often.) He has never left me. He doesn’t leave me alone. I fully intend to walk in daily obedience and surrender to Him the rest of my life. I’m reminded that the “road to hell is paved with good intentions”. My daily time in the Word of God, reveals the areas where I struggle with obedience and surrender. I’m so grateful for His patience and His grace in my daily stumbling and bumbling my way toward Him.
Pressing On!
Dwayne