Is Obedience enough?

Is obedience enough?

Am I fulfilled and satisfied knowing that I am walking in obedience to God?

In this have it your way right away now culture, of Big Macs, drive-thurs, cell phones, high speed internet giving access to the world in a matter of seconds, we are used to immediate results. Demanding that things be done now and the way that I want, and if it does not happen that way, then there is hell to pay. Am I so wrapped up in seeing and feeling God move, that I miss the power of my simple obedience? Am I willing to walk through the process, to take the time to let Him work in me? Do the great heroes of faith, those in the bible, those who have lived and died because of their obedience, and those who have given up everything today, to be obedient to God, do they feel like great men and women of faith? Do they understand the magnitude of what they are doing, how their struggles and obedience are bringing change to the world, that their stories encourage and inspire others?

I don’t feel strong right now, I don’t feel like I have anything together. Some people say that I do, but I don’t think so. I know that I am walking in obedience to God, I didn’t think I was seeing results, but as it turns out I am. But even if those threads of results weren’t there, would knowing that I am being obedient to God be enough to keep me moving? Sometimes I don’t think so, sometimes I think I am living for the results, and when they are not there, I get discouraged.

In my non—Christian work environment I know they see something different in me, something that brings out the softer side of them, something that makes them stop and think about things, and wonder what is different about me. But a lot of the time I feel just like them, a real person trying to get through a hurting harsh world protecting myself as much as possible and coping with things however I can. In my Christian work environment I feel like I am failing, that I am disappointing, and letting everyone down. Sometimes I feel that it is taking life, rather than giving it.

Is my simple obedience enough?

I would like to think so, but right now I do not know for sure, but I know that I will keep walking in obedience and face everyday as it comes. Could my story be one that is touching lives without me ever being aware? I hope so, I want to make a difference in the world, not to be recognized, or to earn my place in heaven, but because there have been people that have taken the time to make a difference in my life, and they probably don’t know it. How much power, how much change can occur just simply by how I live my life everyday. I think this is the key, it is not so much about masses of people coming forward at an alter call, as it is about the individual lives that are touched and impacted, simply by the way that I choose to live my life today. That is huge, are you up for the challenge?

Is my obedience enough???