Luke 23:26 (Amplified Bible)
And as they led Him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross and made him carry it behind Jesus.
It is important to obey God, no matter what happens. Many times when we obey God, other people suffer. When we, as Christians, obey God, it is a delightful thing, we love God and we want to do what He says. However, to those who do not care about the things of God, it can cost a great deal and their plans in life can be upset. We could help them, but it would mean being disobedient to God, and therefore, we must let people decide what they will and the consequences of their actions will follow. When we are doing what God would have us do there will always be people around us who are affected, and if they don't like it, we must ask ourselves, are we going to continue to be faithful to what we know God wants of us? or are we going to disobey God in order to make those around us more comfortable? We could ease the situation, but if we disobey God it brings Him much grief, but if we will just stay obedient to God, He will take care of those who have suffered the consequences of our disobedience. Beware of the desire to tell God what consequences you will allow as a condition of your obedience to Him. Our number one priority is that we must always obey God and let Him deal with the rest.
(My Utmost for His Highest- Oswald Chambers)
I have learned in life that obeying God causes some discomfort at times, both to us and to those around us, but I have also learned that when we try to do things our way instead of obeying, it always leads to a major mess of things. If we will just "buck up" when things get rough and obey what we know HE is telling us, things will work out in the end for everyone. We should always be willing to obey when told to do something, never question it, just do it and let the Almighty God work everything and everyone out in His time.
Kandi Pierre
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A very hard lesson to accept. I remember back in the day that following God to the "T" was very hard. I just dident want to turn away from friends I so despritely needed to push out of my life. Finaly, when I did, they gave me hell for it. But in the end, God prevaliled and gave me amazing adventures and put people in my life that encuraged me and pushed me to follow God even deeper.
PTL!! usually it does cost something and at times its so hard to give up, but God is so good and as in your life, He always gives back to us if we just remain faithful!! :)
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