Obedient

If we do what God wants us to,
we get His help.
If we don't,
we don't.
Isn't this the way it ought to work?
We can't His wishes shirk
and expect all to go well.
Disobedience will tell --
in vexation, disappointment,
things not unfolding as they should.
And could be,
if one were only obedient.
Think about this:
if Jesus had to be (and was) l00%
subservient to His Father's will,
where is there any escape for us?
How could the rules be waived,
God's will set aside for you and me?
But if I don't do it as I want,
I'll lose out, someone may say.
Oh no, you won't.
Our ever loving Father
knows what is best,
and living to please and obey Him,
we gain in every conceivable way.
Not just airy words these.
I know what I'm talking about.
Try doing it the Master's way,
and good will flow into your life
such that you may want to shout,
Oh, why wasn't I doing this before!

God has for all His children
such infinite good in store.