The Gift Obedience Gives

"...Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fats of rams." (1 Sam 15:22 ESV)

At about 8:20am Sunday morning I realized I was seriously behind schedule. I usually leave for church 8:00am and I have a 35 minutes drive ahead of me. I started scrambling up the rest of my stuff hoping in my head to get to church by 8:45am (only in my head). I had ran downstairs barefooted and was attempting to put on my shoes briskly when my sister started this story about me always speeding.

"Oh God! she is like seriously serious right now." Its sunday morning, am prayed up, my spirit was high and look what starts my day - you are always speeding the cops will stop you one day. The thought of defending myself came to mind but then I have come to realize that arguments only indulge and that will only eat into my time. I heard her out and said goodbye. On the long road to church, i thought about winging the streets in 20 minutes but everything she said kept regurgitating in my mind. I was furious, what does she mean by I speed? Then a these words just dropped in my heart - Just Heed.

Long story short I was extra late to church since i followed all speed limits. Driving back home I took a road I had never taken before. Its sundays this bad boys (cops) should be resting right? Wrong. This dude had his speed gun pointed at me. Moment of truth! Am on the fastest lane and am trying to get home as quicly as possible. Alas! My day of reckoning is here. As I tried to step on my brakes i looked at my speedometer. I was going 5 miles below speedlimits. Wow!

The thought of my sister going on about speeding came back to mind. I guess all things work together for the good of them that love the Lord, who heed to His instructions. If I had rebelled and not taken to her warnings I may be trying to pay off a speeding ticket right now.

The power of hearing and the gift of heeding. I could be stubborn so I will run on this for a while.

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Quote of the Week

"It's time for a strategy session. Assess your situation-relationships, career, finances, goals, health, and friends-and where you want to go in life. If you're not satisfied with your current condition. you've made the first step toward change- recognizing that you're on the wrong side of the line".

(Pastor Tola Odutola. (2013). Line Crossers)

The El Shaddai kinda Riches

Have you ever been in a situation where someone will ask you how much do you want and you answer anything will do? Maybe its just me but I always hope and pray that they give me more than I anticipate in my mind. Now if what i get is less than what they I wanted or hoped for I can't be mad because I said anything will do.

Now picture God asking what do you want (and trust me He does time and time again). What will be your response. I will ask for some luxurious rides, a good looking and wealthy soul mate, a fat bank account all the nice things of life (abeg who no like better thing). Now there is a glorious revelation in this...Philippians 4:19 says "And my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory". I just realized that when I tell God what I want I only limit Him. Technically He knows I have a very fat and luxurious taste right? And being in depth in my reasoning, I still can't fathom His capabilities, His riches, His glory, His mercy, His love, His all in all(ness)...right? So when God says Laide what do you want and i say a million dollars haven't I just short changed my self? The new mentality is this  "Lord bless me according to Your riches in glory". The innumerable, unfathomable, unquantifiable, unsearchable riches of God that is stored so far in glory that my mind can not picture it. "An out of this world blessing". The type that made Abraham a lender to nations. The type that fed 5000 people with 5 loaves of bread and 2 fishes. The type that made a jar of oil to fill up an unaccountable number of vessels.  I need that kind of blessing.

Moral of the story the next time you are yearning for a powerful move of God over your life. Please don't go asking God from your shallow point of view. He knows all and sees all. He is the ALMIGHTY so He should make room according to His magnificent riches in glory.

Selah!

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