Quotes About Obedience

There is something going on in time and space, and beyond time and space, which, whether we like it or not, spells duty.

saw the first tree shudder and fall, far off in the distance. Then he heard his mother call out the kitchen window: "Luke! Inside. Now.

Whatever happened to, 'Yes, Mum. Whatever you say, Mum'? Isabel demanded. When did you stop obeying instantly? … We haven't stopped obeying. We just think first now. - Ian

We haven't stopped obeying. We just think first now." Isabel slapped the boy.

Ogni legge trasgredita troppo spesso è cattiva; spetta al legislatore abrogarla o emendarla, per impedire che il dispregio in cui è caduta quella stolta ordinanza si estenda ad altre leggi più giuste.

A lot of people don't want to make their own decisions. They're too scared. It's much easier to be told what to do.

But I believe also the rewards of obedience are great, because at the root of real honor is always a sense of the sacredness of the person who is the object... When you love someone to the degree you love her, you see her as God sees her, and that is an instruction in the nature of God and humankind and of Being itself.

The don knew that love is not a reliable emotion to matter how deep. Love does not ensure gratitude, does not ensure obedience, does not provide harmony in so difficult a world. No one understood this better than Don Clericuzio. To inspire true love, one also had to be feared. Love alone was contemptible, it was nothing if it did not also include trust and obedience. What good was love to him if it did not acknowledge his rule?

The Don knew that love is not a reliable emotion to matter how deep. Love does not ensure gratitude, does not ensure obedience, does not provide harmony in so difficult a world. No one understood this better than Don Clericuzio.

Aquí, en la revista, yo soy la directora y tú un empleado. Somos amigos en la calle, cuando nos tomamos un café. Pero, aquí, yo doy las órdenes y tú las cumples. Te

Do as I tell you,' shouted Annabelle, 'or I shall pinch you and pinch you until you are black and blue.

So long as she is obedient to a mother—actual or internal—who unconsciously wishes to annihilate her, she is in a state of possession by the witch; she will have to differentiate herself out from that witch in order to live her own life.

Every day I need to hear that voice behind me saying: 'This is the way; walk in it' (Isa. 30:21)

But God doesn't call the qualified; God qualifies the called.

God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.

When you understand that evangelism isn't converting people, but that it is telling them the wonderful truth about God, the great news about Jesus Christ, then obedience to the call to evangelize can become certain and joyful. Understanding this increases evangelism, as it moves away from being a guilt-driven burden to being a joyful privilege.

God uses not so much gifts for evangelism (though there is a biblical gift of evangelism) but the faithfulness of thousands and millions of Christians who would never say evangelism is their gift. Your conclusion that you are not gifted for a particular task does not absolve you of responsibility to obey. You may conclude that evangelism is not your gift, but it is still your duty. Not

In what ways has God changed you to become more holy because of Jesus' blessing? How is God inviting you to make further changes in your life to live at greater levels of obedience and holiness to reflect Christ more?

Randy Alcorn describes his own learning about being a steward: If God was the owner, I was the manager. I needed to adopt a steward's mentality toward the assets. He had entrusted—not given— to me. A steward manages assets for the owner's benefit. The steward carries no sense of entitlement to the assets he manages. It's his job to find out what the owner wants done with his assets, then carry out his will.

to have a future instead of a funeral, various tribes must strive to obey Ephesians 4:3, where Paul commands us to be "eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit.

when people tell you what to do it is usually confusing and does not make sense. For example, people often say "Be quiet," but they don't tell you how long to be quiet for. Or you see a sign which says KEEP OFF THE GRASS but it should say KEEP OFF THE GRASS AROUND THIS SIGN or KEEP OFF ALL THE GRASS IN THIS PARK because there is lots of grass you are allowed to walk on.

For example, people often say "Be quiet," but they don't tell you how long to be quiet for. Or you see a sign which says KEEP OFF THE GRASS but it should say KEEP OFF THE GRASS AROUND THIS SIGN or KEEP OFF ALL THE GRASS IN THIS PARK because there is lots of grass you are allowed to walk on.

I do not always do what I am told. And this is because when people tell you what to do it is usually confusing and does not make sense.

this marvelous graceful thing, this joy of physics, this perfect balance between rebellion and obedience, is God's own signature on earth.