Day: December 17, 2025
OBEDIENCE IS BETTER THAN COMFORT
WELCOME BACK! Obedience often requires sacrifice, but it always secures God’s approval. Many times, obedience will ask you to release what feels comfortable, familiar, or emotionally satisfying. Comfort may feel safe because it protects us from risk, pain, or uncertainty, but obedience stretches us beyond self-preservation into God-dependence. When you choose obedience, you are declaring that God’s voice matters more than your convenience. You may sacrifice time, pride, resources, or personal plans, but what you gain is far greater, divine alignment. Obedience places you where God’s power flows, where His will unfolds, and where His favour rests. While comfort keeps you stagnant, obedience moves you forward into growth, authority, and spiritual maturity.
Choosing God’s instruction over personal ease, emotions, or convenience is a true test of faith. Scripture reminds us of Abraham, who was instructed by God to leave his country, family, and comfort zone without knowing the destination. Emotionally, it made no sense. Logically, it felt risky. Yet Abraham obeyed, and through that obedience, generations were blessed. In the same way, God may ask you to forgive when it hurts, to wait when you want to rush, to serve when you feel tired, or to trust Him when answers are delayed. Obedience is not the absence of emotion; it is the decision to place God’s word above how you feel. Each time you choose God’s instruction, you step into deeper trust and spiritual strength.
God does not reward comfort-driven living; He responds to obedient hearts. Heaven moves when faith is expressed through action. Every act of obedience, especially when it stretches you, positions you for divine direction, growth, and lasting impact. Obedience sharpens your spiritual sensitivity, opens doors no human effort can open, and leads you into purpose and fulfillment that comfort can never provide. Though obedience may feel uncomfortable in the moment, it produces peace, clarity, and eternal value. Thank you, dear Uplifted Moments family, for choosing to walk this journey of faith. May the Lord strengthen your heart to obey Him fully, grant you grace when obedience is costly, and reward your faith with direction, peace, and fulfillment. We pray that your yes to God will lead you into purpose, power, and lasting joy. Amen.
Rev. Dr. Israel M Onyije
Uplifted Moments Team Leader
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