Am I the only one who thinks they have an option when God gives an instruction?

I clearly understood when I got the assignment last week that I was supposed to attend a meeting and deliver a specific message in person. Immediately (after several way too late worknights and a mishmash of other circumstances), I began to rationalize that I could give the message just as effectively if I attended the meeting virtually.

Then I remembered that God really isn’t concerned about my personal comfort in the big scheme of the cosmos. After all, He IS the Creator of the Universe. HE has a purpose and a plan (the details of which have not been divulged to me in their entirety because my finite mind cannot begin to comprehend the infinite). His will must surpass my will.

Jesus was uncomfortable when He made the decision to die on the cross…and yet, He obeyed and completed His assignment. And I’m thankful to be a direct beneficiary.

So I made preparations and I went.

I’m SO glad I chose to OBEY the instruction as given. The first instruction. The ONLY instruction. God’s instruction – not my adaptation on a theme (I’m growing in this area and grateful to finally see some mature fruit).

Simple. But not always easy.

I challenge you to try it. And check the results. The fruit. 

As the saying goes, the proof is in the pudding. I don’t like pudding, but I sure do like the results of obedience more than the consequences of doing my own thang – or a variation on what God instructed…

Blessings as we continue down Calvary road, Kayren

“He must increase, but I must decrease.”

(John 3:30)

“42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.”

(Luke 22:42-43)

© Copyright 2025 by Kayren J. Cathcart