Hello Everyone,
Typically, the adjustments we might have to make in our lives in order to obey God will fall into couple of different categories: First there is an adjustment regarding our attitude.
Philippians 2:5-11
5Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: 6Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, Notice the attitude of the Son that put Him in a position to obey the Father. His attitude was that any price was worth paying in order to join the Father in doing His will.Even so, God’s invitation to us will also require a similar attitude if we are going to be in a position to obey.

Whatever is required to obey the Father’s call, we must have the attitude that any sacrifice that is necessary to do God’s will is worth it.

It was this attitude that enabled Jesus to obey the call to sacrifice Himself on the cross for our sake.Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2 (NIV)Obeying God will always require an adjustment in our attitude especially when we consider the worth of whatever sacrifice is required to obey Him.In Luke 18:18-27, we read that the rich young ruler wanted eternal life, but he didn’t want to make the necessary adjustment to Jesus.

His money and wealth were more important. Jesus knew that.
Jesus knew that an adjustment had to be made in this man’s life regarding his worship of money and wealth before he could enter into a personal relationship with God. His money had become his god. The young ruler refused to make that necessary adjustment, and he missed out on the reward of experiencing eternal life.The rich young ruler’s love of money and greed made him an idolater. He missed out on having a personal relationship with the True God and Jesus Christ whom God had sent. He wanted eternal life, but he refused to make the necessary adjustment to his life to the True God.Compare his response to that of Elisha, in 1 Kings 19:15-21. In order to obey God, Elisha had to leave his family and career as a farmer in order to follow God’s call.

You have heard the phrase “burning your bridges behind you.”
The Bible says that Elisha burned his farm equipment and killed his 24 oxen.

He cooked the meat and fed the people of the community.
He was not about to turn back! When he made the necessary adjustments, he was in a position to obey God.

As a result, God worked through Elisha to perform some of the greatest signs and miracles recorded in the Old Testament (2 Kings 2 through 13). Notice that Elisha had to make these adjustments on the front end of his call. It is the same for you and me.

Every time God calls us to obey, before we can do so, we will adjust our attitude in the beginning and determine that whatever sacrifice is necessary is worth making in order to obey the call of God.

Oh How HE Loves Us!
Pastor Phil