Lord what would you have me to do?

In your obedience grace comes.  When you are obedient the results of your obedience is God’s responsibility not yours.  When you seek God and He reveals His will you are no longer responsible for the outcome. 

When we are disobedient God cannot work with us.  He has to work against us to bring about the changes/events to bring us back to obedience.  Jonah had to be thrown overboard and swallowed by a whale/fish to come to himself in repented obedience.

Jonah Chapters 1-3, Jonah in his disobedience almost caused the destruction of others.  We do have consequences to ourselves and others by not following what God has placed in our hearts, minds to be, do, carryout etc.  But in God’s grace and mercy Jonah was brought to himself by first owning up to his responsibilities, but still had to take action to remedy his disobedience and told the crew to throw him over so their lives may be spared.  God’s grace put him in the fish and God used that to complete a work within Jonah. In the fish Jonah came completely to his self and cried out to the Lord in prayer; “what I have vowed I will make good”.  I will say, “Salvation comes from the Lord.”  Than the Lord commanded the fish and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.  Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time:  Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.”  Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh.  Thank God the Lord gives us more than one chance to get things right. But it is sweet when we get it right the first time.  Of course there will be more tests, trials and learning and growth experiences to come through.  But the purpose of our life is to complete our journey and all that encompasses it.  It is not a race to be hurried through, but a great adventure one divine encounter, event, connection at a time that completes our days.

Obedience may not always feel good, kind of like swimming against the current.  But when we chose to follow the Lord we are to surrender our will for His.  A life of obedience and servitude is rewarding and does require a “good sacrifice” but is rewarded with the fullness of grace to carry His work out.

   “Lord I pray your grace for us to walk in this world with you; may our path always be highlighted by your love, grace, and light so we may be fulfilled beyond our expectations.  Continue to show us your dreams, visions as we sleep, and while we are awake, ever mindful of the Spirit of God that is within us; the essence of your pure love, grace and mercy that empowers us to walk in your ways.”

                    God Bless you today in all ways.  May you find strength in Him to carry your cross.

           Love in His Service, Pamela