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“Obedience to God always, always, beautifies. It always adds dimension and fullness, which are the results of living how we were meant to live. Our greatest potential will be found in our greatest obedience.”
― Rachel Jankovic, You Who? Why You Matter and How to Deal With It

“There is one thing in the world more wicked than the desire to command and that is the will to obey.”
― William Kingdon Clifford

“You can’t keep a good woman down who sucks at being subservient.”
― Curtis Tyrone Jones

“If God commands it, have the faith to obey. Know that Heavenly Father gives no commandment that is not meant for our ultimate welfare.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year

“من أطاع عصاك فقد عصاك”
― Mikhail Naimy, كرم على درب

“While legalism builds self-righteousness, lawfulness builds righteousness. Obedience to the law is the means of sanctification for the believer.”
― Jen Wilkin, Ten Words to Live By: Delighting in and Doing What God Commands

“Rigid obedience to anything is but a denial of life.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Solo Standing on Guard: Life Before Law

“Any system that facilitates allegiance to pedigree or popularity is a most disgusting stain upon the honor of a civilized society.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Solo Standing on Guard: Life Before Law

“Obedience to Christ is not a burden to bear. Instead it points the way to being truly human—an unfettered conscience, an unhindered nearness to him, and the pleasure of his hospitality and protection.”
― Edward T. Welch, Created to Draw Near: Our Life as God's Royal Priests

“Among the means of power that now prevail is the power to manage and to manipulate the consent of men. That we do not know the limits of such power—and that we hope it does have limits—does not remove the fact that much power today is successfully employed without the sanction of the reason or the conscience of the obedient.”
― C. Wright Mills, The Sociological Imagination

“That’s because the true power of magic is not to send random objects careening off across the room. The true power of magic is to make ordinary people bow.”
― Amaya Ash, Hiss

“What if?" is the anthem of fear. When God says go, don't ask "what if?".”
― Kenneth Woanyah

“Knee-jerk disobedience and anticonformity are no more praiseworthy than the most mindless loyalty to a group.”
― Christopher Peterson, Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification

“Higher stage [regarding moral reasoning] parents do not use love withdrawal as a parenting technique and prefer discussion-based parenting (e.g., induction). Higher stage parents are less likely to endorse “conventional�� values (e.g., obedience, manners, respect for rules and law) and are more likely to endorse values that promote autonomy and commitment to and respect for others.”
― Christopher Peterson, Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification

“God doesn't need anything from you except a heart of obedience.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“God do not need anything from you except a heart of humility in obedience to his commands. This is possible by prayer. God gives grace to do his will.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“Understanding of sound doctrine leads to obedience in the spirit.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Every good gifts comes from God but it is obtained through obedience submission to his will.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Take nothing as gospel (not even my words), except growth.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Generation Corazon: Nationalism is Terrorism

“I cannot walk in obedience to what I think. Rather, I must walk in obedience to Who God is.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Central to the stories in which people featured, was the bond of love with the concomitants: duty, obedience, responsibility, honor, and orderliness; always orderliness. Like the seasons of the year, life was depicted full of cause and effect, predictability and order; connectedness and oneness.”
― Sindiwe Magona, To My Children's Children

“Obedience to faith is the fruit of the spirit.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Not me," Colby denied firmly. "No one is getting me up in front of the world vowing I'll obey Rafael."

Rafael raised his eyebrow. "There is the promise of obedience in this marriage ceremony? Paul, we have to talk.”
― Christine Feehan, Dark Secret

“Doing what God want you to do is to walk in obedience to his commands.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Faith is holy obedience to faithful God.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Victory in life is absolute surrender to God in obedience to faith.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“...hearing is at the heart of obedience. The '-edi-' in 'obedience' is from audire, from which we also get 'audio': obedience is about hearing with someone else (in hippie jargon, being tuned in to the same wavelength)....True obedience is not so much a bending of the will as it is a work of the intellect leading the will.”
― Victor Lee Austin, Friendship: The Heart of Being Human

“Many admire Jesus and practice sin: others respect Jesus and practice sin; Some even reverence Jesu and practice sin, but none of this is a passionate love for the Lord Jesus because this kind of love requires obedience.”
― John M. Sheehan

“Every act of obedience, no matter how small, makes our heavenly Father proud. Every act of faith - even a faith as small as a mustard seed - puts on a smile on His face. Every sacrifice, no matter how insignificant it may seem to us, makes a difference.”
― Mark Batterson, Draw the Circle: The 40 Day Prayer Challenge

“A great leader is someone who first mastered the art of following.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough