I had a thought the other day, about Moses and that time he disobeyed God and it kept him from entering the promised land. For those who may not know the story, Moses was instructed by the Lord to speak to a rock so that water would flow out of it for the Israelites. Instead, he struck it twice.
What looks like a small gesture kept him from seeing the promised land, despite his many acts of obedience. However, I often have to remind myself that even what seems like something small can still have big impact. Anyways, this thought of Moses had me thinking, what am I missing out on because of my disobedience?
I can name a NUMBER of ways I have disobeyed the Lord. It’s not that I never obey, it’s just at certain times, I spend too much time thinking about it and not acting. You see, I have a tendency to talk myself out of things, overthinking and then convincing myself it wasn’t Him speaking to me. Or, I just simply make excuses. In the past, there has even been a lot of fear keeping me from obeying. Can anyone relate? This is a huge spiritual obstacle in my life, and one I pray the Holy Spirit will help me break. I know He will keep providing me with opportunities to obey. I simply must follow through.
I don’t know better than God, I know this. I also need to stop letting excuses, overthinking and fear override His say. When I’m disobeying, I’m allowing the enemy to have his way in my thoughts, and I’m missing out on impacting others and wins for His kingdom. All this points, I believe, to a lack of reverence to Him in my life. And so, I have been trying to instill a deeper sense of reverence within me through scripture study.
It’s never too late to start walking in obedience, and He will help perfect us in this as long as we are on this earth. So don’t give up hope, if you’re in a place where yours has been weakened.
Here’s what I’m going to pray to tackle my pattern of disobedience:
1. I’m going to pray for the Holy Spirit to convict me and help me take action when He’s calling me to do something.
2. I will also pray for confirmation if I’m truly not sure of something He’s asking me to do.
3. I will pray for more opportunities to obey so that I can be emboldened and take chances to step out in faith to do what He wants me to do.
4. I will pray for more reverence for Him, that He shows me while I’m in Scripture and in everyday life what He wants me to see.
If anyone would like to pray for me while I embark on getting over this spiritual hurdle, I would indeed take it.
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Are there any ways you have overcome the thoughts or fears that have kept you from obeying? If so, please share!
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