What does obedience look like for you? What is it you do in obedience to God in spite of your suffering?
Please share it with me and, without revealing any names, I'll post it to this blog. Your experience will be of great encouragement to others who suffer - whether or not their experience with pain is similar to yours.
Maybe obedience for you is not complaining to God or others.
Maybe obedience for you is not responding negatively to someone who provokes you.
Maybe obedience for you is not being anxious or afraid.
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Obedience for me is being thankful to God in spite of my circumstances that seem to have no ending. I read this prayer recently in the "Valley of Vision," a book of Puritan prayers that, along with the Bible and other books, has continually encouraged me.
ReplyDelete"Help me to see that although I am in the wilderness it is not all briars and barrenness. I have bread from heaven, streams from the rock, light by day, fire by night, thy dwelling place and thy mercy seat."
Sorry I hadn't replied to this! Until a moment ago I'd not noticed the "comments" section!
ReplyDeleteWhat a question! For me, obedience is often pressing into the painful aspects of life. It always involves relinquishing my will to that of a good and loving Father.
That is the short answer. The long answer is in my book, God Rewards, which is my understanding of what God's Word says on the matter. It is not yet published, however, if you are interested in reading it, I will send it to you as a Word document.