Do or Do Not. There is no Try!

'Then Samuel said: Does the Lord take
pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices
as much as in obeying the Lord ?
Look: to obey is better than sacrifice,
to pay attention is better than
the fat of rams. ' 1 Samuel 15:22 https://my.bible.com/bible/72/1SA.15.22



I am a huge Star Wars fan and I just love this quote from Yoda. It matches, in a powerful way, the message from Samuel. God wants your OBEDIENCE. Nothing else really matters. Church is important, prayer is important, studying the Word is important, worship is important, bringing other believers to the Lord is important, work is important, family is important, service to others is important.

NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN OBEDIENCE TO THE LORD!!!!!!!!!

Saul followed PART of the commands of the Lord. He was NOT all in! He was so proud of himself for defeating the Amelekites. But, he did not follow through with ALL the orders of the Lord. 

YOU CAN NOT BE PARTIALLY FOR THE LORD.

So many people believe being a Sunday Christian is good enough. Some people believe be a GOOD person is enough. Their Monday - Saturday life completely ignores the Lord. Their prayers include a list of needs and wants and don't center around knowing the Lord's direction for their lives. 

 We must listen and THEN follow. We can't pray for guidance without DOING what God has asked. We can't read his word without DOING what it commands. We can not truly worship the Lord unless we OBEY him every moment of our day. We either follow the Lord DOING HIS WILL or we DONT. There is no in-between. 

DO or DO NOT!  There is no try!