OBEDIENCE . This is not a very fun topic. As parents we demand and expect obedience from our children. It comes at a cost of not doing things their own way for their own good. Sometimes that's the cost we pay to obey God, and sometimes it seems like the cost is much more.... For months and months God had been instructing me to clear my plate. I fought it and fought it, exhausting myself, and allowing family problems to increase. So I partially obeyed. See, I figured I could compromise and do only some of what God told me to do. I even convinced myself that God couldn't be asking me to give up certain things because it's what He had called me to do in the first place. It just didn't make any sense. But the truth is God told me to CLEAR my plate, not to lessen my involvement, or get help, or hold onto things "just because", He said CLEAR it. I did not obey completely...that is right away. It's kind of interesting when you t...
Up front and honest confessions of this gal's sinful heart