Quotes About Obedience

When God sends signs, be faithful. Let them lead you to Scripture. As Scripture directs, be humble. Let it lead you to worship. And

Mother Teresa is credited with saying, "God didn't call us to be successful, just faithful.

Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. JOSHUA 1:8 (NIV)

Darei a vocês um coração novo… Removerei o coração de pedra que têm e o trocarei por um coração que vive segundo a vontade de Deus, não segundo a própria vontade. — Ezequiel 36:26 MSG

God is too gracious to ask you to do something you hate.

Stand up. Pick up your mat and walk.' And immediately the man was well; he picked up his mat and began to walk" (vv. 8–9 NCV). I wish we would do that. I wish we would learn that when Jesus says something, it happens. When Jesus tells us to stand, let's stand.

Everything you do or say should be done to obey Jesus your Lord. Colossians 3:17

Survival in Egypt begins with a yes to God's call on your life.

Bob," I have inquired, "have I said something to upset you?" "Mary," I have asked, "there seems to be tension between us. Are we okay?" Without fail the step has resulted in restoration. Never in my four decades of ministry has this practical teaching failed to achieve its goal. When Scripture is mixed with obedience, a healing elixir results.

3This is what the LORD All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: Change your lives and do what is right!

La mayoría de nosotros puede llevarle nuestros problemas a Cristo, sin embargo, ¿somos capaces de dejarlos allí? ¿Permanentemente? ¿Con fe? Otra vez, dejemos que María sea nuestro modelo. Ella le llevó su problema a Jesús y lo dejó allí. «Lo que sea que él les diga, háganlo». Resiste el impulso de reclamar el problema una vez que lo has entregado.

Next time you're in the car, take a look at the stoplights. Use them to help you remember to live for God. On red, remember that Jesus' blood takes away our sins. On yellow, be careful about what you do and say. And on green, praise God every chance you get.

Storms come to the obedient.

God doesn't get angry because he doesn't get his way. He gets angry because disobedience always results in self-destruction. What kind of father sits by and watches his child hurt himself?

Everything you say and everything you do should all be done for Jesus your Lord. —COLOSSIANS 3:17

Turning off or tuning out people was my highly developed art. The custom of letting obedient children be seen but not heard was so agreeable to me that I went one step further: Obedient children should not see or hear if they chose not to do so. I laid a handful of attention on my face and tuned up the sounds in the church.

Turning off or tuning out people was my highly developed art. The custom of letting obedient children be seen but not heard was so agreeable to me that I went one step further: Obedient children should not see or hear if they chose not to do so.

I know when I've been given my marching orders.

Pero el corazón no siempre hacía caso y esta era una de las cosas sobre las que podría no tener control alguno.

want your obedience. I expect it—no, I demand it. I don't relish nor will I enjoy the idea of punishing you. So if you seek to bait me so that you enjoy the thrill of discipline, you're sure to be disappointed.

Kill her for me, she said in that whiny little-girl voice. Diego took a step toward me, wearing an expression that told me he was only too happy to oblige his lady love. Oh, what? I said. I wasn't even scared. I didn't care anymore. The numbness in my heart had pretty much taken over my whole body. You always do what she tells you? You know, we have a word for that now. It's called being whipped.

Susannah, I love you, but you are the most frustrating woman in the world. For once in your life, don't argue. Just do it.

If you are feeling more yourself, there is a problem best addressed immediately, said the queen. In my nightshirt? The king wriggled, as ever, out of straightforward obedience. Your attendants. I have spoken to them. You will speak to them as well. Ah. They have seen me in my nightshirt. He looked down at his sleeve, embroidered with white flowers. Not in your nightshirt, though.

Costis bowed stiffly. "I am here to make sure that you stay in bed, Your Majesty, because if this offends you and you order me summarily executed, it is no loss. Politically speaking.