So today my quick encouragement is this. How do we put our faith into action? Do what the word says- James 1:25- Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves, do what it says. Any one who listens to the word but does not do what it says is liek someone who looks at his face in a mirror and after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. BUT whoever looks intently into perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it- not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it- they will be blessed in what they do.TO OBEY! Obedience- Have you ever used the phrase ‘first time obedience’ with your kiddos? I remember saying that to my kiddos over and over and over when they were little and to be honest my youngest(who is almost 12) hasnt’ quite got it down yet lol - See we are all a work in progress! Why do we teach first time obedience? Because if they can learn to obey us(their parents) they will have an easier time when it come to obedience with God! In 1 Samuel we find King Saul. He over time had begun to make decisions on his own…without the blessings of the Lord through Samuel the prophet. He sacrifices on his own with waiting for Samuel. Then he keeps plunder from the Amalekites in order to ‘sacrifice’ to the Lord. BUT God had said to kill everyone.  Samuel tells him ‘ Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? To obey is better tahn sacrifice and to heed is better than the fat of rams. Do you ever find yourself in this situation? Doing what YOU ‘think’ is right but knowing that you haven’t obeyed God? Saul is not alone here… we can easily get caught up in our own things. Our own lives and desires.  Obedience is loving God and loving people. Obedience is following His commands. Obedience is our everyday prayer life and bible reading. Obedience is taking the word and doing what is says! In conclusion I’ll leave you with this verse: HEre we find JEsus and someone in the crowd yells out ‘ blessed is the mother who gave you birth!’ and Jesus replies…Luke 11:28- Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey itBe encouraged, challenged and blessed friend!!!You are invited to come join the KD membership! Come get actionable steps to help you grow in the areas that you are stuck with other like minded women who have been where you are and can walk this life out with you!https://www.thekingdomdaughters.com/membership✨Come hang with me on IG- https://www.instagram.com/mrsangelapitnikoff/✨Join our FB sisterhood!- https://www.facebook.com/groups/kingdomdaughterssisterhood✨Be more amazing and leave a review!- https://lovethepodcast.com/LoHGyj✨Want some fun free resources? Click here- www.thekingdomdaughters.com✨ Connect with me! thekingdomdaughterspodcast@gmail.com ✨Get some KD Cuties- https://www.etsy.com/shop/KingdomDaughters✨Let’s see if we are a good fit! thekingdomdaughters.com/coaching