Walking with God is a narrow path because few do it. It is full of bumps, of cliffs, of brooks of various depth and width, of missing ground (where you have to leap to get to the other side), of blisters to your feet, of sunburn and bugs bites, of countless tiring efforts, and of pain at times. However, I would not go back to walking the other way, in the larger path, for walking with God is the most amazing thing I have experienced.
I am always amazed to behold His work in every detail and every circumstance He puts me in. As I told a friend,
I don’t force faith, it is something I have because God is a living presence in my life.
I am not here to tell you what to do or what to believe in, I can only bear witness to what God does in my life and tell you why I choose to walk in obedience to Him.
- Time and time again, He puts me in a situation where I have no other choice but to rely on Him… Regardless of what I think, of what I feel, of what I wish, I say yes to Him.
- Through this walk of obedience, He teaches me (through comparison, through experience, through observation) and I love learning… I have a thirst for knowledge, I like understanding the “what”, the “why” and the “how” of things so I can be further amazed by His work.
- Walking in obedience leads you to the truth (about yourself and others) if you have the humility to listen to the Holy Spirit.
Often, He has me doing things I would not do on my own (because the flesh says it doesn’t feel like it or it is afraid), and yet I choose to do them because it helps somebody, because doing so brings me closer to God, because I learn through it, because partaking in His work as His instrument is a great honour, because watching Him in the midst of it is something I will not ever get tired of.
Make no mistake, choosing obedience requires faith, but I put my trust in God. He is Almighty, that’s all I really need to know.
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