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  1. Thank you for the cautionary reminder that the evil one knows scripture, too! Learning to hear and heed God’s direction is a lifetime endeavor–but practice makes it easier!

  2. I, like you, have made mistakes in the past following what I thought was God’s word. If I am honest, I am never quite sure even after thoughtful prayer and meditation whether the voice I am hearing is my own voice telling myself what I want to hear or God’s voice.

    1. Yes and sometimes we just have no choice but to go on faith and trust He will give us the grace to muddle through mistakes we make. Our own will can be really deceptive at times!

  3. Your featured picture made me laugh. Noah has got to be one of the wildest examples of obedience in a book full of crazy examples!

  4. Thanks for recalibrate our brains to reckon with the fact that obedience is normal Christianity — not something radical!

  5. Diane,
    I’m so thankful that we do not serve and obey a God of confusion. God is always clear in His commands and we need to make sure they line up with His Truth. This line jumped out at me: “Oh the trials we could avoid in life if we would just listen to God’s voice.” I think we all can relate to this. Thank you for this beautiful call to obedience!
    Blessings,
    Bev xx

  6. Well said! The line that resonated with me today is that “Obedience to God sometimes comes with making mistakes.” As a recovering perfectionist (who is recovering some days more than others) I needed to hear this often. Getting things wrong stresses me out. Thank you for that simple reminder that making mistakes is simply a normal part of life—and it happens in our obedience to God too.

    For me, this is a reminder to get up quickly, ask for forgiveness when needed, and then to move on fast. We truly don’t have to get stuck in fear nor in our past mistakes. Love this!

    1. Thank you so much Jed!! I can relate to what you said. We can get so stressed out over things and forget we should be letting them go! I have a friend who always tells me “Don’t sweat the small stuff” and even though it doesn’t always FEEL small, it really is! We worry about our own shortcomings far more than God does. It’s not as though we are any surprise to Him! 🙂

  7. Diane, you are so right, the devil knows Scripture. He uses it to manipulate and club us. The sum of God’s word is truth. Individual verses can be skewed out of context.

    1. Yes context is key!! It is so important because as you said, it is too easy to skew scripture because we like what it says that way! Thank you Debbie!

  8. Diane, I especially enjoyed your post today! The emphasis on listening to God with a heart to obey really resonated with me. I think too often I listen to God as if He’s expressing an “opinion” I get to decide whether I like or not. OUCH. Listening with the intent to obey is much different, thank you for bringing that point across today!

    1. Oh Donna…what you just said hit me right to the core! We DO tend oftentimes to listen to God as though He is offering us His opinion. Very well said! It doesn’t say in scripture “Maybe you should….”. It says “Go”, “Do”, “Refrain”, “Listen” and so on.

  9. Last night I told my husband I was thinking about stepping away from a huge project. It seemed too daunting. And His words were but didn’t you feel God asked you to do it. Now, I am sitting here reading your post, and it reminds me obedience is what God asks, and he will provide the rest. Diane – thank you.

    1. I am so glad it provided you with some confirmation and encouragement that God will always provide the way!! I love when He does that!!

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