Radical Obedience involves no reasoning! In Philippians 2:14 it says that you should do all things WITHOUT grumbling or disputing. Radical Obedience doesn’t take time to ask the questions Why? When? Or How? If we are truly surrendered to Jesus we will go when He says go! We will do what He says to do! We won’t ask questions or try and reason out the end result.

As a stay-at-home Mom of two, I am daily challenged with the question of how God can use me since my involvement at the church is limited right now. I understand that He uses me to serve my family and to minister to them as wife and Mom, but I want to be used outside my home as well. In September, I was on my way to the grocery store and I heard God say to call and ask some friends of mine if they needed anything. By the time I arrived at the store I had reasoned it right out of my brain. Then, I was on the baking aisle and I heard God say to purchase specific ingredients to make a pie. I asked ‘what for?’ He said ‘just do it!’ I said ‘but why?’ He said ’just trust me’! This conversation with Him stimulated my brain to remember that I should have called those friends and asked if they needed anything. God then said to me to buy enough groceries to prepare meals for them until He said to stop. I realized that this was a test of my obedience to Him and it was crucial for me to hear His voice clearly.

For two weeks we took meals to this family and it was actually fun for me! This act of obedience led to blessings of joy and new opportunities to be used by God outside my home to bless others. Since then, God has asked me to provide food for two other families from time to time and the act of obedience has been such a blessing to me and to my family as well. My toddler has been able to help me cook and bake for others and this has taught him about preferring others above ourselves as well as that Mommy has to obey God just like he has to obey Mommy.

Next time you hear God speak to you in that sweet, gentle voice, don’t hesitate to do what He says to do. Let your kids know what God said to you and let them see you walking in obedience. This will teach them by example how to obey with reasoning or asking questions.

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