Quotes about Obedience

Who stands fast? Only the man whose final standard is not his reason, his principles, his conscience, his freedom, or his virtue, but who is ready to sacrifice all this when he is called to obedient and responsible action in faith and in exclusive allegiance to God—the responsible man, who tries to make his whole life an answer to the question and call of God. Where are these responsible people?

The only way is by mortifying our own wills which are always obtruding themselves. And the only way to do this is by letting Christ alone reign in our hearts, by surrendering our wills completely to him, by living in fellowship with Jesus and by following him. Then we can pray that his will may be done.

There is the question of resistance and of submission in the right place; that is, resistance to the devil is only possible in the fullest submission to the hand of God.

We are not here to loll and frolic but to bring in a harvest for God.

The bottom line in the Christian life is obedience and most people don't even like the word.

The great test of life is to see whether we will hearken to and obey God's commands in the midst of the storms of life.

The greatest test of life is obedience to God.

The will of God for your life is simply that you submit yourself to Him each day and say, 'Father, Your will for today is mine. You lead me today and I will follow.

Study to practice in life that which the Lord commands, and then be you assured that you shall never hear nor read the same without fruit.

To live coram Deo is to live one's entire life in the presence of God, under the authority of God, to the glory of God.

This search for happiness can knock us out of sync with God. As the life of Jesus makes clear, keeping in sync with God is about obedience. Any other pursuit will get in the way.

Happiness is the final and perfect fruit of obedience to the laws of life.