Hope, who will be 2 years old in October, has already discovered a 2 year old's favorite word: "No". Anytime I ask her a question or give her any direction, it's her first response: "No". She says "no" to things that, in reality, she wants to say "yes" to. Sometimes she corrects herself and says a quick "yes" and other times it's just always "NO".
Why do I do the same thing with God? When I hear Him say, "Don't say that." When I hear Him say, "You should stop judging them." When I hear Him say, "You need to forgive them." When I hear Him say, "You should reach out to them."
I rarely say "no" aloud to God (although I have done it), but that's my attitude so often. If obedience is doing what you're told the first time around, then I am definitely not obedient.
"Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?" -Jesus (Luke 6:46)
Good question. I think it's because I temporarily forget who I am a thousand times a day. I want to be a woman who remembers who I am - the daughter of the King, redeemed, beloved and transformed. I want to remember that God has only the best intentions for me, so anything He would have me to do is not only right, it is nothing but beneficial to me.
"If you love me, you will obey what I command." -Jesus (John 14:15)
Love is the reason we correct our children. It's why we tell them not to do things that are dangerous or will cause them trouble later. The same goes for our heavenly Father, only He's perfect in all of his commandments, whereas I get things wrong on a daily basis.
My prayer is that I will not only hear Him when He speaks to me but that my first response will, instead of "no", be "YES!"
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