Actions Speak Louder Than Words
by Joyce Meyer - posted April 16, 2012If you [really] love Me, you will keep (obey) My commands. —John 14:15
Obeying God is the way we show our love for Him. Talk is easy, but actions speak much louder than words. I believe that the more we get to know God and experience His faithfulness in our lives, the more we willingly respond with prompt obedience to Him. It’s easy to sing songs about our love for God, but we must ask ourselves, “Am I being obedient to God’s will?”
Everything God asks us to do is something that will ultimately work out for our benefit. When we truly believe that, it becomes much easier to obey Him promptly. God is never trying to take anything away from us unless it is something that will be harmful to us. He never asks us to obey Him in anything unless it will benefit us in the long run.
I encourage you to make a new commitment today to obey God in little things as well as big things. Brother Lawrence said that he delighted in picking up a straw from the ground for the love of God. Let’s develop that kind of devotion to our Lord.
Jesus loved His heavenly Father so much that He was obedient even unto the point of death (see Phil. 2:8). Are we willing to love Him enough to at least be obedient enough to say “no” to ourselves if that is what’s necessary for us to obey Him?
The Holy Spirit is in our lives to lead and guide us into the perfect will of the Father. Let’s pray for His infilling daily. He will be glad to help you do it if you’ll simply ask.
Love God Today: “Lord, today I will obey You in the little things as well as the big.”
From the book Love Out Loud by Joyce Meyer. Copyright © 2011 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords. All rights reserved.
