So, 3 (3!!!!) different times in the last few days I have read something on obedience. ….starting to think it’s not such a coincidence….. 
😊 There was a conversation about being a yes-person in a meeting recently. I am a yes person. I want to say yes, I want to help others, even if it’s at the cost of my sanity. But how many times have I said yes to people and No to God because I was so busy saying yes to people? 
😭 How many times have I said No to reading, spending time with, praying, acting on a prompting from, or just listening to the one who waits to hear from me? (Psalm 116:2)
One of the things I read on obedience was about Ezekiel- Did you know he laid on his left side for 390 days because God told him to! (390 days!!!) And then, God told him to lay on his right side for another 40 days. ( Lord, please don’t ask me to do anything that crazy, right!?!?) There was a reason for it, but it sounds crazy. But the point is that he did it! He didn’t stop and think about all the people who would think he looked crazy, or about the people that would disapprove of him, or all the tasks he had to finish, or the people who might laugh at or mock him, or who would bring him food, or if he would look silly doing it. He wanted to obey God…it didn’t matter to him how he looked. He was worried only about being obedient, listening to the One that matters above all others.
I don’t know about you all- but I have a hard time saying yes to God- especially at the expense of making myself uncomfortable. But, I don’t want to be a yes person for people- I want to be a yes person to The One who matters above all others. The One who waits to hear from me, The One who knows the number of hairs on my head, The One who knows when I sit and when I stand, The One who goes before me and who goes behind me.
This (novel) was a test of obedience for me- as I’ve written it and erased it at least 3 times- so I’m going to post it quickly before I say no to Him again. I don’t know why I felt compelled to share- maybe to make me feel uncomfortable and test my obedience anyway. 
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“Are you listening to Me? Really listening?
Matthew 11:15 (MSG) 
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36 years of endless mercy…… 2018 is my 36th year on this Earth and I have decided, what better year to start a blog! I’m passionate about My Jesus- (your Jesus too!) I’m also passionate about my adorable-but crazy family, delicious coffee, beautiful music, amazing food, and any/all skincare and makeup! (So I have a lot to blab…or blog about.) Ask questions, be involved, I’d love to hear what y’all want to talk about. I love people, I love being an encourager, I love hearing people’s stories, I love helping, I love giving/sharing joy. I want you to have joy too! (Go ahead, ask me how!) I like to say there is beauty in every little thing. Go ahead, look for it….and share it with me!
Graciously Given 