Not Just Obedience

I'm learning a lot about obedience and submission lately. You know where God says that he desires obedience more than sacrifice? Isn't that a little ironic? Isn't obedience a sacrifice? It is to me. I can't think of many times in my life where obedience was not a sacrifice. And not just that but obedience turns the corner to submission and it really gets difficult. You'll take some hits. Here are some thoughts on submission...

Submission doesn't explain, it just submits.

Submission doesn't care what anyone thinks, it just submits.

Submission protects and prefers.

Submission doesn't need answers just obedience.

Submission is a part of God's process. Submission to God's authority and man's authority.

I have learned this over the last few years...I win when I submit and obey. But I am learning that there is an entirely greater level of submission and obedience...it's called carrying a burden. This is where I am working the most. I am asking the Lord to give me a greater burden for the people I serve and answer to. I don't want to submit out of simple obedience. I want to submit because I carry such a burden for them that it pushes me to my knees with the overwhelming desire to serve from the seat of submission.