Being Obedient

Being obedient to the Lord's will in my life is not a problem when it comes to things like going to India or working with my church. However, when the Lord calls me to follow him in the most personal aspects of my life or with people I find it extremely tough. Laying down my relationship with Jacob when it just started off was not my ideal plan. I tried to fight God's calling with my own earthly knowledge. I told myself a multitude of things to convince my spirit to let me continue on the dating path. "But there hasn't been any red flags!" "We are trying to sharpen one another through Christ." And the infamous, "You are making yourself feel this way."However, at the end of it Jacob and I both knew what we had to do. It isn't easy. It's never easy when you have to walk away from a good thing. But, when I remember that I serve a good God, a loving God, I receive so much peace. It is an honor to be able to give up a relationship to follow my Savior. I'm not worthy of that calling. So, instead of living in my self pity, I am going live out what obedience really calls us to do. It calls us to lay down our own rights because in reality we have nothing but what God gives us. It calls us to do it with a thankful heart, not a heart full of self pity. It is my joy to obey God in this aspect of my life. I am thrilled that Jacob and I, individually, are walking in what the Lord has for us. He is good.

Psalm 25: 10  

All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.