"Obey God, and leave all the consequences to Him (Dr. Charles Stanley)." When I first heard this statement, I couldn't help but think of how powerful it actually is/was. I mean, how may of us choose not to walk in utter obedience to the Father, for fear of the consequences? We choose to walk in absolute disobedience because we are simply more comfortable with the circumstances, and perhaps consequences that follow. As I say "we", I am speaking of me too! For so long, I ran away from what God had called me to do, for fear of what would happen next, in my life. I held on to the fear that if I solely obeyed God, I would miss out on the many things my flesh wanted me to do or to partake in. I didn't want to give up my bad habits, bad decision-making, or bad company. These things all felt so good to me. I knew that if I solely lived for God, and in obedience to His word, I would have to live right, and clean. I know what you may be thinking. To say that I grew up in church, I certainly had a strong attachment to the things of this world; and, I certainly had an immature mindset and way of thinking, in reference to the things and ways of God. But, once life took me down more and more, as a direct result of my own poor choices and bad mistakes, I had to come to grasp that eitherI would have to live for God and do it His way, or continue living in my way, and going down a downward spiral. I could not do both!
It's safe to say that after this reality check hit me in the worst way possible, I started to clean up my life, and sanctify my being solely for God. It was then that I held on to this truth once again-Obey God and leave all of the consequences to Him. But this time, instead of scaring me, this truth absolutely freed me! I realized that as long as I chose to and continued to walk by His word and His truths, all direct consequences as a result would be on God. According to His word, His words will not return void (Isaiah 55:11), and God is not a man, that he should lie (Numbers 23:19). Therefore, I could not fail!!! Any negative consequence(s) that came as a direct result of my being obedience to Him would be for my own benefit/good, and certainly not in vain. These consequences would not serve to hurt me. God cannot go against Himself!! His word says that! It was just a matter of changing my thinking and acting, and revisiting the word of God and His promises. So, I encourage anybody who is battling or straddling the fence in this life and at this point in life/time, now is the time to live for God! Now is the time to deny thyself, and live obediently for God. Now is the time to serve Him, and no longer our own desires. Why wait any longer? He waits for you!!!
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