the beauty of obedience.
On October 25th, Live As Light hosted our first worship night and we watched teen girls gather for Jesus! Throughout every step of this journey, God taught me something new. It was after much opposition that this came to fruition, but it came as no surprise to me that Satan would do anything and everything to stop this from happening.
In December of last year, the Lord put this vision on my heart to physically bring girls together for the name of Jesus, and ever since I’ve been determined to do that. We had a date set in May and all was well until 10 days before a tornado hit our city and caused us to postpone it.
By postponing it, the Lord taught me to slow down. He showed me that I had been running too fast into this and it felt as if maybe I was trying to run ahead of Him. So, over the summer I spent many days learning to rest, while hopeful of the worship night being rescheduled.
Come August, we set a new date. This time around, I had peace, an inexplicable amount of peace. I spent my time in prayer, in the Word. I devoted myself to this night, making God at the center.
Just weeks before, I was hit with voices telling me it needed to be postponed again. I was confused and sad yet focused on the Lord's vision. I wasn’t giving up; I knew that all things were possible with God. I brain-dumped my mentors about my confusion and was reminded that God put this vision in my heart, not for me to ask Him to help me make happen, but He asked me to play a part in assisting Him to make it happen. This was His, He was going to do it, and I trusted that.
My continuous prayer throughout the planning was, “Lord, do what only You can do”. That prayer was certainly answered! Only by God’s power did it come to fruition. On that night tears flowed from my eyes as the Lord reminded me of Matthew 25:23, “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy.’ The words, “well done my good and faithful servant” filled my mind and I felt safe, secure, and knew that God was proud of me.
Obedience is beautiful, keep obedience to Jesus, and you will never regret it.
We aren’t to have obedience for some reward or approval from mankind but for the coming reward of eternal life with the Father. Colossians 3:23-24, “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.”
Walking in obedience to the Lord comes with standing firm against the enemy. The enemy will try to do anything to get you to disobey God but STAND FIRM! Speak the Word of God over you, have people around you speak life into you.
Friend, God is so proud of you. He is proud of you for getting out of bed each morning and walking through the day. He is proud of you for reading His word and spending time with Him. He sees all the hard work you do daily. He’s proud of you for attending school, doing your homework, and getting through a hard day's work. He sees your obedience to Him and loves watching it.
There is a purpose for your life, don’t let the enemy tell you differently. Fight the enemy and have obedience. Don’t give up on something God has called you to. God is continuously proud of your obedience to Him. It will never go unnoticed. He is honored by it, glorified in it, and made known through it.
