The love of Christ is always there and unchanging, no matter what we do, but it is when we are obedient that we actually begin to feel it.

Trust is an act of the mind, while obedience is an act of the hands and feet.

As Ernest Becker observes in The Denial of Death, the very thought of disobeying authority appears to awaken the anxiety connected with the possible loss, during infancy, of parental love, respect or support. The unexamined...

Replace a goal of obedience with one of connection and trust instead. Children are drawn to follow those to whom they are emotionally connected. By parenting not for obedience but for relationship, kids are naturally...

Jesus enters the garden, in preparation, intending to face his fears by facing his God, his Father, His greatest fear is to offend his Father, to disobey his own calling, its integrity, and the word...

We need people who push boundaries rather than retreat inside them.

If we cooperate with Him in loving obedience, God will manifest Himself to us, and that manifestation will be the difference between a nominal Christian life and a life radiant with the light of His...

The most erroneous assumption is to the effect that the aim of public education is to fill the young of the species with knowledge and awaken their intelligence, and so make them fit to discharge...

Yes, brothers and sisters, the mission of the Church is glorious-to invite all of us to come unto Christ through proclaiming the gospel, perfecting our lives, and redeeming our dead. As we come unto Christ,...

What God says is best, is best, though all the men in the world are against it.

Today’s obedience earns tomorrow’s rewards!” (My original quote)

Obedience is to a model … what a huge penis is to a male porn star.

To be all we are designed to be, we must consult the great designer — consistently.

When your heart is broken, it’s easier to follow rules

And have your mother put my head on a stake? Do you have any notion what that would do to my handsome good looks?

The Christian does not avoid sin to achieve salvation, but rather salvation brings him to a desire not to sin. The closer that one’s spirit is synchronized with the holy knowledge of God, the more...

Our Lord speaks of many coming up to His door confident of admission, whom He yet sends away. Faith is obedience, not confidence.

No man by mere high human wisdom would dare undertake a step for Jesus’ sake unless he knows that the Holy Spirit has directly spoken to him; and until He comes, I shall not go.

When he thought about how he had been slighted, condescended to, manipulated and deceived, he became angry. Obedience was a monastic virtue, but outside the cloisters it had its drawbacks, he thought bitterly. The world...

There are rules and laws to help ensure our physical safety. Likewise, the Lord has provided guidelines and commandments to help ensure our spiritual safety so that we might successfully navigate this often-treacherous mortal existence...

The sweet spot is where duty and delight converge.

You don’t need anybody’s permission to prove yourself, just prove yourself.

No one should be surprised at the difficulty of faith, if there is some part of his life where he is consciously resisting or disobeying the commandment of Jesus. Is there some part of your...

My friend, when you always say “God is in control”, while you have your feet on the brake pad, you are not going anywhere! Wise up!

Storms are not punishment for lack of obedience; oftentimes they are the result of obedience!

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

Your directions, your judgment, your disposition to rebel must be subjected and reduced to ashes. How? In the fire of obedience, for it is there that you will find out if you are truly a...

To procrastinate obedience is to disobey God.

Middle-aged people can balance between believing in God and breaking all the commandments without difficulty.

The man who cannot obey God cannot say that he loves or trusts his Master. If God knows best then how dare we interfere with His will?

to listen, or to give ear to.” It was never intended as a militant word, but one of hearing, of understanding. Of getting it. For a world obsessed with staying in constant communication, we aren’t...

Describing Bonhoeffer’s demeanor on returning to danger in Germany rather than safety in America, with “with a strong and joyful firmness such as only arises out of realized freedom.

The heroes of faith in Hebrews 11 … obeyed by faith … obedience is the pathway to holiness … no one will become holy apart from a life of faith. Faith enables us to claim...

Faithfulness to God requires your obedience, even when it’s difficult.

The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority.

Takamasa Saegusa: ‘Seigen, a mere member of the Toudouza, had the effrontery to sully the sacred dueling ground. For that reason, our lord had already decided to subject him to tu-uchi before long. Cut off...

He who joyfully marches to music rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to...

Command is a mountaintop. The air breathed there is different, and the perspectives seen there are different, from those of the valley of obedience. The passion for order and the genius for construction, which are...

The unteachable man is sentenced to being taught only by experience. The tragedy is he reaches nothing further than his own pain.

Understanding is the reward of obedience. Obedience is the key to every door. I am perplexed at the stupidity of the ordinary religious being. In the most practical of all matters he will talk and...