Write Upon My Heart: Obedience Character Book

$13.60

If I must do things my way,
If I do not follow directions well,
If I do not see my job as serving others,
I know nothing yet of obedience.

God wants His children to be obedient. Imagine for a moment having children who do not obey. Exactly what would that be like? An obedient person is one who obeys what he is told to do—not with questions or grumbling, but cheerfully and promptly. If we obey with a pout or a frown, we are really disobeying in our thoughts and hearts. God wants us to obey happily, and with smiles on our faces.

When we obey, it also shows that we love Jesus and we want to serve Him. “And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.” —1 John 2:3. Every day we have choices and decisions to make. Will we obey God? Or do we prefer our own way?

God wants us to obey Him in every thing that we do. When we are obedient, we please Him. This shows that we love Him, and that we want to serve Him. “If ye love me, keep my commandments.” —John 14:15.

When we obey our parents and others in authority over us, it shows that we love and respect them too. How do you affect the world around you? Do you offer cheer and trust to those around you by being obedient? Or are you one of those people who has your own way while those around you patiently endure the discomfort of it? Let’s each decide to change our world. We can start by obeying God in all things and then by making others less uncomfortable—by being obedient.

This character booklet contains: