Lesson

Last week my pastor preached a sermon, "Obedience brings increase." As we obey God, we will grow more like Him. If you're wondering why you're standing still, you might not be acting on what God told you to do. You might not be obeying Him. This hit me particularly hard, since last week I felt the Lord prompting me to go pray for a young man that I did not know, but heard he had pneumonia in the hospital. When I learned he had died 2 days after I was prompted, I was so disappointed in myself. I don't know what would've happened if I had been obedient, but I know that I cannot get to the next level with my Father unless I obey Him. Such a difficult lesson to learn.