Being obedient..without a spanking

Often times we receive more knowledge than what we are obedient to. We should learn to be obedient to the things we already know we should do instead of trying to inquire more knowledge. When I was 15 years old, I was dating a boy my mother didn't approve of. During the relationship he became possessive and abusive and my mother forbid me to ever see him again. However I was young and foolish. I continued to see him ignoring my mother's threats and warnings. My sister and friends would tell me I should leave him alone and stop dating him. Even at 15 I knew the relationship was tainted and poisonous. I had seen enough movies, heard enough stories, and witnessed enough women in my own family fall victim to this abuse to know I had to end it. Yet, I felt I needed to know more. I wanted to know why this was happening to me, did I do something to deserve it, How could I change it, and so much more stuff that had nothing to do with what needed to happen. I eventually stop dating him, and by the grace of God, without any serious harm. This was my first lesson on being obedient to what I already knew was right. In this situation gaining more knowledge would not have saved me from another black eye or even worse. I didn't understand until many years later why I had that experience. God revealed it to me when I was mature enough to understand it and know what to do with it. So I challenge you today. Think of something in your life you are failing to be obedient to and start taking action. A great way to do this is to take a sheet of paper and write on it the things you say you believe in. On the other side of that paper, write down what your reality is. For example if you say you believe exercising is essential to your weight loss but in reality you exercise 1 day a week then 1 of 2 things need to happen. You should either change what you believe or change what you are doing. Begin to align you life with the things you believe in. Remember, in all things you do, be a VERB.