Wonder why obedience is
difficult? It is difficult because we question the motives and put malice in every instructions given. The problem
is we cannot fully know the mind and heart. So we question, we complain, we
resent, we gossip, we find excuses and then unconsciously slander. We might
obey but with a grudge.
Most of the time we find
it hard to obey not because the instruction was deemed wrong but because we
question the motives of the leader. Simple instructions we cannot follow. We
ask clarifications, but actually we know it already, we just want to justify
and make excuses.
It is easy to judge and
make conclusions, but how many times have we've been proven wrong?
If this happens all the
time no leader will succeed and no amount of vision and mission can be
fulfilled.
It takes humility to
obey and it takes rootedness in Christ to have this kind of humility wherein we
go beyond the person instructing us and look at him with unbiased attitude and
unquestioning heart as to the motives.
Sometimes what we need
is just to obey.
*This is on the perspective of the follower.
**On the perspective of the leader, of course, we give
instructions with complete fidelity to Christ, out of purity of heart and deep
desire for what is good for community and the person instructed upon.
by aats
