June 2016
When Obedience Feels Ordinary
There is a version of obedience we often imagine — dramatic, costly, unmistakable.
But lately, obedience has felt… ordinary.
It looks like sitting down to write when I don’t feel inspired. Choosing consistency over excitement. Trusting that the small, repeated yeses matter just as much as the big, defining ones.
Blossom Braid International is not asking for grand gestures right now. It’s asking for faithfulness in the mundane. For showing up. For doing the work in front of me without needing it to feel significant.
And that has been harder than I expected.
Ordinary obedience doesn’t come with adrenaline. It doesn’t always feel spiritual. But I’m beginning to see that this is where roots are formed — in the daily, uncelebrated choices to keep going.
God seems far more interested in my willingness than my enthusiasm.
If you’re in a season where obedience feels quiet and unremarkable, don’t dismiss it. God often does His deepest work in the ordinary. He shapes character long before He brings visibility.
Today, obedience may not feel exciting.
But it is still sacred.