Walking by faith doesn’t mean we pass it by as if we’re window shopping. It also doesn’t mean that we walk as if we’re perfect. It signifies that we’re willing to be molded and shaped by the working of the Lord’s hand and willing to grow in our sanctification, becoming more like Christ. Seeking the Lord in anger, grief, and stress invites us to grow in discernment, because if we don’t, it’ll spiritually blind us. Causing us to act out of emotion, develop into emotionally exhausted, and make snap decisions slightly than those which are true, a morally grey characteristic, revealing where we want healing. We have to lean on God and His truth. Hebrews 12:1 (KJV) calls us to “… lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and allow us to run with endurance the race that is about before us.” Will we stumble? Possibly, but we’re never disqualified. God’s grace is larger than our emotions, and His truth is clearer than our snap decisions. Remember, these aren’t moments to look down upon yourself, it’s like a white flag that you just’re waving, letting the Lord know, “I give up all.”
7. Delaying Obedience Is Still Choosing Disobedience
Now, we’ve all heard this before “…obedience is larger than sacrifice” and this truth from 1 Samuel 15:22, NKJV. But delayed obedience continues to be disobedience. Let’s break this down further, how about procrastination? Oh yes, that could be a word, isn’t it? In spiritual matters, these words are sometimes greyed out by our excuses, of which we’ve got many. But James 4:17, NKJV tells us, “If anyone, knows the great they should do and doesn’t do it, it’s sin for them.” God doesn’t require perfection, He requires our “Holy yes”, even once we don’t have all the main points. So, irrespective of what, follow what the Lord says, when He says it.
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