Steps To Drastic Obedience!
"Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep,
did as the angel of the Lord commanded
him and took to him his wife."
Matthew 1: 24
Joni Eareckson Tada, well-known Christian
encourager and quadriplegic, described the
progress of her Christian life as a long series
of “taking small steps of drastic obedience.”
That’s how she has managed a half century
in a wheelchair. “Those small moments of
drastic obedience end up building a lifetime
of integrity,” she said.
We all progress spiritually by taking small steps
of drastic obedience. Consider Joseph! After his
dreams were shattered by Mary’s pregnancy, an
angel appeared to him in a dream telling him to
take Mary as his wife.
He was bewildered, but he
took
the necessary steps of drastic
obedience.
How about you? Is there a small step
of drastic obedience you should take to
further your spiritual growth? What is it?
God calls us to respond in obedience whether
we understand why or not. Ask God to help
you be open to His instruction and
willing
to be obedient in every situation.
"I think I got here from taking small steps of
drastic obedience, tiny, little steps forward and
a few back. Yes. But always forward, always
moving forward, always pushing through the
pain."
Joni Eareckson Tada
