Quotes About Obedience

I had failed the psychological profiling of a terrorist. The central committee of the Red Brigades had judged me too single-minded and too opinionated to become a good terrorist. My friend, on the other hand, she was a good terrorist because she was very good at following orders.

Here's how it works. God transports us to a situation. There is no such thing as happenstance in the life of a child of God. His intent is to use fallible people to give out His infallible truth to a world living in error. He wants to use weak people who love and obey Him to transform the society to which they have been transported. Then, as we tell others, our own lives are changed in the process.

Today, many Christians don't seem concerned about the Old Testament, but apparently God still has concern for His Law, all the way to the end of time.

What should I do?" Uriel asked. "Sit," I said. "Stay inside. Don't put pennies in the outlets or play with matches or run with scissors.

Aye, Skipper!" Journeyman said.

Shut up, Harry." "Okay," I said. And I did. For hours. It was glorious.

Children learn early in life that their parents can't get into their brains. We can't make them think what we think or believe what we believe. When we try, we invite their disobedience;

Blessing come to you when you are obedient to God's commands.

You cannot escape God's call on your life. He will pursue you to the ends of the earth!

A man after God's own heart is... a man who yearns to please God, a man who desires to grow spiritually, a man who had a heart that obeys.

God does not bless religious efforts—He blesses heart-felt obedience.

Obedience to God will bring blessings to you and others.

The beauty of obedience is that what God expects you to do, He also enables you to do.

God rewards those who put Him first and seek to do His will.

An obedient child learns from the example of an obedient parent.

You don't need to understand. You need only to obey and then reap the blessings of that obedience.

When you submit yourself to God and obey Him, you allow Him to do what He desires in your life. You make it possible for Him to lead you wherever He wants to use you.

When you are obedient to God, He fills you with His Spirit and empowers you to do all He asks of you.

Prayer is your attempt to bring your will and desires in line with God's will.

Obedience leads to a powerful, confident life.

Most of what you do to fulfill God's purposes will require acts of faith.

Obedience leads to a powerful, confident life. When you are obedient, and when you allow yourself to be led by God through the unexpected, then you have a confidence based on the fact that you know exactly where God wants you to be.

When you yield yourself in complete and whole-hearted obedience to God, He can do great things through you.

Faithfulness in little things will prepare you for greater tasks from God.