463 Quotes About Obedience

We live in an age so legalistic, we find it hard to imagine someone wanting to obey their Lord simply because they love their God.

Take nothing as gospel (not even my words), except growth.

God give grace for obedience to His commandments.

In the matters of your life don't take orders, take decisions.

They had learned that Sorhatani expected the same sort of instant obedience as her husband. She had grown up around men of power and had married into the great khan’s family at a very young age. She knew that men prefer to follow, that it takes an effort of will to lead. She had that will.

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

Dare we care at all about current fashions if that means reducing our ability to help hungry neighbors? How many more luxuries should we buy for ourselves and our children when others are dying for lack of bread?

Choices will continually be necessary and -- let us not forget -- possible. Obedience to God is always possible. It is a deadly error to fall into the notion that when feelings are extremely strong we can do nothing but act on 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 face.