Today, I was obedient.  This is a milestone.  Not because I was obedient, but because of the timeframe in which I responded to God’s gentle nudging – it was immediate.  The task was simple, something I like to do, and something I am good at.  However, I’ve postponed, delayed, and procrastinated (however you choose to classify it) for more times than I care to admit.  This time, I didn’t use the excuse that instantly popped into my head.  I ignored the list of other things I mulled doing with that 5 minutes.  I didn’t get stuck pondering the “what ifs” as that so often taunt me.  “What if it’s not perfect the first time?  What will I follow up this topic with?  What if I start and then run out of content?  What if no one reads it?”

Instead, I took a deep breath and consciously thought, “What’s the consequence if I don’t do this now?”  My inner response was, “More of the same.  And direct opposition to the will of God because of blatant rebellion.”  Ouch!  I cannot afford that.  I’m tired of the results my current actions (or lack thereof) are creating.  And who in their right mind wants to oppose the King of the Universe?  Exactly.  That’s not a smart move at all.

So as much as I’ve agonized with inner turmoil and angst about writing, I took to the keyboard and began this message instead of letting the words roll around in my head like a one-sided conversation that no one else would ever hear.  In the past, I’ve made a mountain out of a molehill and dragged a 5-minute activity out to weeks (okay, I’ll admit even months and years) in duration.  I could give plenty of attempted justifications, but – simply put – it all boils down to disobedience.  Over time, you may be glad I chose to be an obedient vessel.  I know I am.

This time it’s different.  No more “hit or miss” with the things of God.  It’s time out for foolishness.  We ALL have to get serious about obeying His voice when we hear Him speak to us with direction, correction, or instruction.  It’s no longer optional – it’s mandatory.  It’s a new day…embrace it, live it, obediently walk in it.

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

(II Corinthians 5:17)

 My Prayer of Thanksgiving:

Truly You have blown my mind today, Lord, as I feel the fog lifted and I’m able to hear You clearly.  And to think – all I had to do was obey.  That’s what You were waiting for.  I hear You.

© Copyright 2009 by Kayren J. Cathcart