Quotes About Obedience

All creatures, with two exceptions that we know of, have willingly taken the places appointed to them. The Bible speaks of angels who rebelled and therefore were cast down out of heaven, and of the fall of man.

Worship is an act, and this takes discipline.

In order to be a disciple we must deny ourselves—this is to exercise authority over our own spirit. We must take up the cross—this is to submit to Christ's authority. And we must follow—this is continued obedience. This is the road not to confinement, to bondage, to a stunted or arrested development, but to total personal freedom. It means not death but life, not a narrowly circumscribed life but "abundant" life.

The Holy Spirit can and will guide me in direct proportion to the time and effort I will expend to know and do the will of God.

It was typical of Jim that, once sure of God's leading, he did not turn aside easily. The "leading" was to Ecuador, so every thought and action was bent in that direction. Jim practiced what he preached when he wrote in his diary: "Wherever you are, be all there. Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God.

If one truly wants to be His disciple he must first give up his right to himself (a total abandonment), take up the Cross (which must mean, sooner or later and in many forms, suffering), and finally follow -- a daily obedience.

Ele nos diz o que devemos fazer e nós encontramos nossa felicidade em fazê-lo. Não encontraremos a felicidade em nenhum outro lugar. Não a encontraremos fazendo apenas o que queremos fazer e não fazendo o que não queremos fazer. Essa é a ideia popular do que é a liberdade, mas isso não funciona. A liberdade reside no cumprimento das regras. A alegria também está lá.

He has promised that our suffering will one day turn into glory if we'll respond to it in faith and obedience.

The heart set to do the Father's will need never fear defeat. His promises of guidance may be fully counted upon. Does it make sense to believe that the Shepherd would care less about getting His sheep where He wants them to go than they care about getting there?

A Bíblia não explica tudo o que é necessário para nossa satisfação intelectual, mas explica tudo o que é necessário para nossa obediência e, portanto, para a satisfação de Deus.

The unwillingness on the part of men and women to acknowledge their helpless dependence is a violation of our "creatureliness." The unwillingness to be obedient is a violation of our humanity. Both are declarations of independence and, whether physical or moral, are essentially atheistic. In both, the answer to the call is no.

God will see to it that we understand as much truth as we are willing to obey.

Obedience to God is always possible. It is a deadly error to fall to the notion that when feelings are extremely strong we can do nothing but act on them.

God is more interested in our response than He is in the tangible results.

God calls me. In a deeper sense than any other species of earthbound creature, I am called. And in a deeper sense I am free, for I can ignore the call.

Understandably, they, with others who knew Jim well, wondered if perhaps his ministry might not be more effective in the United States, where so many know so little of the Bible's real message. He replied: "I dare not stay home while Quichuas perish. What if the well-filled church in the homeland needs stirring? They have the Scriptures Moses, and the prophets, and a whole lot more. Their condemnation is written on their bank books and in the dust on their Bible covers.

Cuando éramos niños, si no cumplíamos la voluntad de los adultos, éramos castigados, y sin embargo, una educación afectuosa habría podido hacernos entrar en razón

Though she could do nothing but stare at me, I feared her, mightily and distinctly. If she had told me to slap my own face, I would have. "Now go to bed," my mother said, and I did.

The question is simply,'Who is your master?'Once that's settled, you ask whether any word have been spoken. If it has, you have your orders.

Obedience is a foundational stepping-stone on the path of God's will.

To live out God's plan for your life calls for you to discipline yourself…and your body. To push yourself. To deny yourself.

No matter what you do each day...or in life...doing things God's way is a matter of the heart.

A joyful person is one who deals daily with their problems, faithfully and obediently counting their trials as joy.

Each and every decision you make, regardless of its level of intensity, is vitally important as you seek to do God's will.