April 2, 2009- So many people think that the struggles they have are the results of not being obedient. That may very well be true, but I think the issues are deeper than that. On your job, you may do everything your boss says, but you still disagree with the way he(or she) handles affairs. You might listen and do everything your pastor teaches but still see no fruit of your actions. You might pray for our president but still make comments that are unbecoming without really being aware of it. Well, scratch that, you are perfectly aware of them.
So, why the struggles? Why, no fruit? Remember, the opposite of one accord is discord. Is.1:19 says,"If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land;"
Do you see that? The issue isn't obedience, it's being willing. It's submission. That's why the Lord has a problem when we worship with our mouths but our hearts are far from Him. We truly have to put our hearts into following Christ, into our jobs, and into our family. It's then that we can enjoy the fruit of the land. Then we can flourish when the times get rough, because our hearts will be set on one that is greater.
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