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Many times we are content with sitting on the sidelines, always hearing about other's lives being changed in huge ways and God being so important in their life. We go to church and hear people talk about what God has been doing in their life. We go to events and conferences that we hope will microwave our Christian maturity to well done. We read books on how other's lives were changed. And that is good enough for us, but deep down inside, we wish we could have that happen in our own life. So we make promises to try harder. We recommit our lives to Jesus. We might begin having devotions more often. But, after a while, the desire dies off and the excitement has turned into duty and we give up. Obedience makes the difference in a life that is sold out for God. It is seeing what God does with our attitude of following what He has in the Bible that brings about change in our hearts and a Christian walk that is on fire.
 
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Obedience makes the difference in a life that is sold out for God. It is seeing what God does with our attitude of following what He has in the Bible that brings about change in our hearts and a Christian walk that is on fire.
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Well said Becky. Obedience is the key!!
 
Yes, but I would also like to add that relationships take time to mature and God walks with us a step at a time.
I was crazy for my husband when we first met/got married. Then we hit the really rough stuff, but we made it through. Now we're on solid ground, stable and strong, and my love for him is deeper and stronger than I ever could have imagined in the beginning.
That's how my walk with God was, too. So crazy on fire, then frustrating and roller-coastery. But I stuck with hiim and he stuck with me and now we're on solid ground and I've got a deep love and devotion that I never had before.
I was just thinking about that in church today actually--how I feel the Spirit quickening in me, moving me to laughter or tears or just pure joy--a bizarre feeling that I never could have anticipated in my early walk.
Thanks for your post.
 
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