Obedience to God doesn't guarantee a trouble-free life. The speaker warns against treating obedience as a transaction to get what you want, and argues that blessings often come with challenges. He calls believers to obey God to please Him, not to manipulate Him.
Obedience to God doesn't entitle us to a trouble-free life. How often do we complain, Lord, I obeyed you, so why isn't this working out like I thought it would? Or, Lord, I did what you said, so why don't I have what I want? Why does everything seem to be going wrong? Here's the reality: that's entitlement. You see, we obey to please God, not to try to force him into giving us what we want. Yes, when we obey him, we will be blessed, But the blessings don't come without challenges. The blessings don't always come on our terms. Sometimes doing the right thing will seemingly put you in the wrong circumstances. But this is where we grow. This is when we learn to trust the voice of the precious Holy Spirit. To learn more about the voice of the Holy Spirit, get Holy Spirit: God Within You at EncounterTheSpirit.com.
