OBEDIENCE; A KEY TO RESTORATION -
"Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much
as in obeying the voice of the LORD ? To obey is better than
sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
I Samuel 15:22
What is a vital key to your marriage restoration? The answer is
obedience. Your obedience in listening and obeying your Lord Jesus
Christ's voice of instructions in your daily life. I believe with
all my heart, that if you will seek the Lord for His plan and
purpose for your life and marriage, your Lord God will speak to you
showing His will and way. That is vital for you to be able to have
the assurance that you are on the right road following your Lord
Jesus Christ.
"Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves
me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will
love him and show myself to him." John 14:21
"My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me."
John 10:27
Do you know what is one of the most important prayers that you can
pray for your spouse other than for repentance? It is for
obedience. That will take your spouse from hearing the Lord telling
them over and over again to get out of their situation, TO doing it!
If we would take a survey of how the Lord is speaking to your spouse
to come home, almost guaranteed, they had been told more times than
they could count to: get out of their situation, turn their life to
the Lord and go back to you, their spouse.
You need to pray for your mate's obedience. Their disobedience is
blocking them coming to their Lord and back home to you. I do not
believe Bob could tell you how many times the Lord told him to stop
doing what he was doing. God kept calling Bob's name to return to
the Lord and to go home!
"This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving
God and carrying out his commands. This is love for God: to obey
his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone
born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has
overcome the world, even our faith." I John 5:2-4
You may get upset with your spouse when you read these words,
because you know they are delaying the healing and restoration of
your marriage. May I ask you a question? Are you being obedient to
what the Lord has been speaking to your heart? How many times have
you ignored the wooing or even the rebuke that the Lord speaks to
your heart?
You and I must be careful that we do not judge others, unless we
examine our own hearts to make sure that we are being obedient to our
Lord Jesus Christ daily and in all areas of our lives. Yes, I mean
every area. How long can you be disobedient to your Lord's voice and
not even fear the consequences of personal disobedience?
Let me use an strong example in the Old Testament in I Samuel,
Chapter 15. God gave instructions to Saul to destroy the Amalekites
who had been the first to oppose God and the nation, Israel in the
desert. They represented evil power and opposition to God, to His
people and to God's truth. Saul did not totally obey God's
instructions and commands by sparing Agag and the best of the sheep,
cattle and everything that was good. Saul disobeyed and rebelled
against God's clear instructions because he was NOT committed to do
God's will with all his heart.
"Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel: "I am grieved that I
have made Saul king, because he has turned away from me and has n
not carried out my instructions." Samuel was troubled, and he
cried out to the LORD all that night." I Samuel 15:10-11
"So if you faithfully obey the commands I am giving you today--to
love the Lord your God and to serve him with all your heart and
with all your soul..." Deuteronomy 11:13
I believe that the Holy Spirit is going to restore many marriages
that are being blocked by disobedience or rebellion against doing
certain things God's way. You need to go to the Lord in prayer and
ask Him if there is any disobedience or rebellion in your own heart
against your Lord God. Ask Him if He has told you to do something
and you either have blatantly refused or have forgotten to obey the
Lord's instructions.
Some examples that I can help you with might be: forgiveness of a
family member, your spouse or another person even though they have
wounded or hurt you previously. Another example is being double-
minded about standing and praying for your spouse regardless of the
time or circumstances or sending a gift or money to someone. Has
the Lord instructed you to do a deed or work? Are you flirting with
or living in sin thinking that the Lord does not see or care? Let
me continue to tell you the story in I Samuel, what God told Samuel
about King Saul.
"When Samuel reached him, Saul said, "The LORD bless you! I have
carried out the LORD's instructions." But Samuel said, "What then
is this bleating of sheep in my ears? What is this lowing of
cattle that I hear?" Saul answered, "The soldiers brought them
from the Amalekites; they spared the best of the sheep and cattle
to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but we totally destroyed the
rest." "Stop!" Samuel said to Saul. "Let me tell you what the
LORD said to me last night." "Tell me," Saul replied. Samuel
said, "Although you were once small in your own eyes, did you not
become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you
king over Israel. And he sent you on a mission, saying, 'Go and
completely destroy those wicked people, the Amalekites; make war
on them until you have wiped them out.' Why did you not obey the
LORD ? Why did you pounce on the plunder and do evil in the eyes
of the LORD ?" "But I did obey the LORD," Saul said. "I went on
the mission the LORD assigned me. I completely destroyed the
Amalekites and brought back Agag their king. The soldiers took
sheep and cattle from the plunder, the best of what was devoted to
God, in order to sacrifice them to the LORD your God at Gilgal."
But Samuel replied: "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and
sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD ? To obey
is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of
rams. For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance
like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of
the LORD, he has rejected you as king." I Samuel 15:13-23
Obedience may seem so simple, until we start following God's
instructions. You and I must pray daily for all prodigals,
regardless of their age, to be obedient to the Lord's voice,
instructions and wooing. I pray that you know in your heart,
regardless of all that you hear and see of your spouse, that the Holy
Spirit is intervening in your and their behalf to turn them from
their sinful lifestyle. God created marriage and He hates divorce.
Today, examine your own heart and make sure that you are being
obedient to your Lord so that your own prayers will not be blocked
or hindered by your own disobedience. Obedience is a vital key to
marriage restoration!
"Obey me and do everything I command you, and you will be my
people, and I will be your God." Jeremiah 11:4
God bless,
Charlyne Steinkamp
Rejoice Marriage Ministries,
as in obeying the voice of the LORD ? To obey is better than
sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
I Samuel 15:22
What is a vital key to your marriage restoration? The answer is
obedience. Your obedience in listening and obeying your Lord Jesus
Christ's voice of instructions in your daily life. I believe with
all my heart, that if you will seek the Lord for His plan and
purpose for your life and marriage, your Lord God will speak to you
showing His will and way. That is vital for you to be able to have
the assurance that you are on the right road following your Lord
Jesus Christ.
"Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves
me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will
love him and show myself to him." John 14:21
"My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me."
John 10:27
Do you know what is one of the most important prayers that you can
pray for your spouse other than for repentance? It is for
obedience. That will take your spouse from hearing the Lord telling
them over and over again to get out of their situation, TO doing it!
If we would take a survey of how the Lord is speaking to your spouse
to come home, almost guaranteed, they had been told more times than
they could count to: get out of their situation, turn their life to
the Lord and go back to you, their spouse.
You need to pray for your mate's obedience. Their disobedience is
blocking them coming to their Lord and back home to you. I do not
believe Bob could tell you how many times the Lord told him to stop
doing what he was doing. God kept calling Bob's name to return to
the Lord and to go home!
"This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving
God and carrying out his commands. This is love for God: to obey
his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone
born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has
overcome the world, even our faith." I John 5:2-4
You may get upset with your spouse when you read these words,
because you know they are delaying the healing and restoration of
your marriage. May I ask you a question? Are you being obedient to
what the Lord has been speaking to your heart? How many times have
you ignored the wooing or even the rebuke that the Lord speaks to
your heart?
You and I must be careful that we do not judge others, unless we
examine our own hearts to make sure that we are being obedient to our
Lord Jesus Christ daily and in all areas of our lives. Yes, I mean
every area. How long can you be disobedient to your Lord's voice and
not even fear the consequences of personal disobedience?
Let me use an strong example in the Old Testament in I Samuel,
Chapter 15. God gave instructions to Saul to destroy the Amalekites
who had been the first to oppose God and the nation, Israel in the
desert. They represented evil power and opposition to God, to His
people and to God's truth. Saul did not totally obey God's
instructions and commands by sparing Agag and the best of the sheep,
cattle and everything that was good. Saul disobeyed and rebelled
against God's clear instructions because he was NOT committed to do
God's will with all his heart.
"Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel: "I am grieved that I
have made Saul king, because he has turned away from me and has n
not carried out my instructions." Samuel was troubled, and he
cried out to the LORD all that night." I Samuel 15:10-11
"So if you faithfully obey the commands I am giving you today--to
love the Lord your God and to serve him with all your heart and
with all your soul..." Deuteronomy 11:13
I believe that the Holy Spirit is going to restore many marriages
that are being blocked by disobedience or rebellion against doing
certain things God's way. You need to go to the Lord in prayer and
ask Him if there is any disobedience or rebellion in your own heart
against your Lord God. Ask Him if He has told you to do something
and you either have blatantly refused or have forgotten to obey the
Lord's instructions.
Some examples that I can help you with might be: forgiveness of a
family member, your spouse or another person even though they have
wounded or hurt you previously. Another example is being double-
minded about standing and praying for your spouse regardless of the
time or circumstances or sending a gift or money to someone. Has
the Lord instructed you to do a deed or work? Are you flirting with
or living in sin thinking that the Lord does not see or care? Let
me continue to tell you the story in I Samuel, what God told Samuel
about King Saul.
"When Samuel reached him, Saul said, "The LORD bless you! I have
carried out the LORD's instructions." But Samuel said, "What then
is this bleating of sheep in my ears? What is this lowing of
cattle that I hear?" Saul answered, "The soldiers brought them
from the Amalekites; they spared the best of the sheep and cattle
to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but we totally destroyed the
rest." "Stop!" Samuel said to Saul. "Let me tell you what the
LORD said to me last night." "Tell me," Saul replied. Samuel
said, "Although you were once small in your own eyes, did you not
become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you
king over Israel. And he sent you on a mission, saying, 'Go and
completely destroy those wicked people, the Amalekites; make war
on them until you have wiped them out.' Why did you not obey the
LORD ? Why did you pounce on the plunder and do evil in the eyes
of the LORD ?" "But I did obey the LORD," Saul said. "I went on
the mission the LORD assigned me. I completely destroyed the
Amalekites and brought back Agag their king. The soldiers took
sheep and cattle from the plunder, the best of what was devoted to
God, in order to sacrifice them to the LORD your God at Gilgal."
But Samuel replied: "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and
sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD ? To obey
is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of
rams. For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance
like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of
the LORD, he has rejected you as king." I Samuel 15:13-23
Obedience may seem so simple, until we start following God's
instructions. You and I must pray daily for all prodigals,
regardless of their age, to be obedient to the Lord's voice,
instructions and wooing. I pray that you know in your heart,
regardless of all that you hear and see of your spouse, that the Holy
Spirit is intervening in your and their behalf to turn them from
their sinful lifestyle. God created marriage and He hates divorce.
Today, examine your own heart and make sure that you are being
obedient to your Lord so that your own prayers will not be blocked
or hindered by your own disobedience. Obedience is a vital key to
marriage restoration!
"Obey me and do everything I command you, and you will be my
people, and I will be your God." Jeremiah 11:4
God bless,
Charlyne Steinkamp
Rejoice Marriage Ministries,
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