DISOBEDIENT PRAYER WARRIOR?

On my way back from obeying the instruction of the Lord to sow our car as a seed, the exhaust coming out of the public transport was discomforting – water was flowing from my eyes with a slight peppering sensation. I could hear those words, “Look at you. See how foolish you are. You gave away your only car. Look at you now”.

My response was simple. I began to give thanks to the Lord for the grace to obey, even though it was pretty hard initially.

First, obedience is more important than prayer. You cannot be a prayer warrior but a disobedient son or daughter.

What did Prophet Samuel say to King Saul when he did not obey God completely, and he wanted to bribe God with a sacrifice?

“But Samuel replied, “What is more pleasing to the Lord: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams.”

1 Samuel 15:22 NLT

Second, it is dishonour and hypocrisy to keep on praying when the Lord has given you an instruction already. What if Israel stayed and kept praying even though God already told them to move forward? They would have stayed in prayer and would not have seen the Red Sea open, and worse still, Pharaoh would have carried them back to slavery. Those of us who did not know that they had instructions would then begin to ask questions like, “Where was God when Pharaoh attacked and killed the Israelites?” We have no idea that he already made a way of escape that was never taken.

When you have gotten an instruction from the Word or heard from the Lord, stop praying. Obey the Lord.

Would obedience always be easy? Not always! But is the reward sure? Yes! Hear the Psalmist:

“Those who sow their tears as seeds will reap a harvest with joyful shouts of glee. They may weep as they go out carrying their seed to sow, but they will return with joyful laughter and shouting with gladness as they bring back armloads of blessing and a harvest overflowing!”

Psalms 126:5-6 TPT

Hold on a moment- Disobedient prayer warrior. How does that sound?

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