obe-di-ence
An act or instance of obeying.
These past few days at the Awakening in Siem Reap, Cambodia…
– all Worldrace squads in Cambodia come together for a 3 day confrenece-
I was given the opportunity to perform my spoken word and my initial thought was Yes, but how the heck am I going to memorize this and perform it in front of 150 plus people…
I was hesitant and skeptical about my decision to go forth.
I brought it to the Lord, and he said “Check out Joshua 1.9, I am with you everywhere you walk. Take courage, this is Me not you. Your story is mine, not yours. Listen to me, obey, be bold, step out. Push aside your identity that you created, and find in fully in me. Obey.”
I said, “Definitely dude.”
The next night during a break in worship, I walked up to the stage snagged the mic and let out the Story God Wrote. He was the Author, my spirit was the receiver and his body was the giver.
It wasn’t a performance…It was the raw truth he spoke through me.
The next day, I felt completely convicted of my identity and how it wasn’t completely invested in him.
He said, “You are finding your identity in what you wear and how you look.”
I honestly didn’t even realize this was a big part of my life…
So I said, “Dude again you are right, what should I do?”
He said, “Be bare and real with me. You know what that means.”
I sure did.
Be Bare = Iv’e decided to take off my watch, bracelet, anklet, and shave my long locks. (Hair on the top of my head) I’ve never had a buzzcut in my life so it was a pretty large decision. The plan was to grow it for all 9 moths…
but…
He called me to be obedient, I responded.
“Obedience is thicker than blood” Matthew 12.50
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