If we are going to obey God… we have to overcome the opinions of people around us and dedicate ourselves to being consistently righteous. This means you’ll have to learn to submit. Submit yourself to God in order to discover who you are and what your purpose is. Do not fear the disapproval of others. Ultimately there are two choices – Please God or Please People! For instance, some think, we should be attending church because we need God to help us! Or for an example, We need healing; so we better not gossip for it is unrighteous. It is amazing how ‘holy’ we can act when we need a breakthrough, but the consistently righteous person tries to do what is right All the time – not just when things look bleak or they are in need of something. Submission to our living God is a decision, but to submit is a condition of the heart!
Your relationship with God must always have a top priority above all things in your life. Praise and worship do Not come naturally to the flesh – it is something we must Will ourselves to Do. The consistently righteous person regularly does what is right because it is Right. God honors this because it reflects a heart of humility and a desire to obey God and God Loves that! A righteous person knows to balance their prayers of asking with prayers of praise and thanksgiving. Jesus makes us righteous – so that we can approach God with Boldness and confidence when we pray. We should surrender our desires to God and allow the Holy Spirit to lead us as we make requests in prayer.
Freedom in Truth 