Understanding can wait. Obedience can't.

If you’ve ever trained a dog, you know that it can be exhausting and challenging.

Typically, you want to start out in the dog’s early years, conveying instructions of what to do, and what not to do.

You hope obedience to your commands follows, sooner than later.

As it is with Christians, you don’t start out as a Christian knowing everything there is to know, in order to follow Christ. It’s learned. How? Through God’s word, the Bible. It takes time, but as you’re learning the scriptures, there’s one important thing to all of this, and that’s obedience to Him.

We mature as a Christian by following God, talking with Him daily, asking Him for direction, and allowing Him to direct our steps.

We are to love as Christ loves. We should be serving as Christ served while on earth. This is obedience. This is showing God that no matter what comes up, we will be steadfast in following His lead.

Be trainable. Become open to opportunities to serve others.

Let God’s love flow from your heart, so that others can see this miraculous change in you.

Biblical knowledge takes time. Obedience is mandatory.

John 14:23 - “Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.”