Friends Guest Blog Week-"Obedience" Myshell

Myshell and I met back in high school, she was my friends sister. Today I am proud to call her my friend and fellow labor in the Lord. Her heart for serving, young women and serving her daughter as a single parent blesses me bunches!



And Abraham said "My son, God will provide for Himself the Lamb for a burnt offering", So the two of them went together....Genesis 21:29


We see all through out the bible, God asking of his people to obey His voice even when the task may seem too difficult,outrageous or even impossible to bare.
Abraham had prayed and asked for a son, God had even promised Abraham a son, but when Issac was given to Abraham, God then in return asked Abraham to offer Issac up as a sacrifice. I'm sure Abraham thought how can that be Lord, I can only imagine what the journey must have been like for Abraham and Issac to make that long and exhausting trek to the holy Mt Moriah. Abraham thinking to himself, no Lord I can not do this, please is there any other way then to sacrifice my son, yet they still continued to press on Abraham obeying God and trusting Him the entire way. God was asking Abraham to obey His voice examining his heart, Abraham may have not understood God's heart that day but he listened to the voice of God and obeyed and through the obedience of Abraham. We know the scriptures say's, a ram was caught in the thicket and was used as a sacrifice that day.

I am also reminded of the walls of Jericho crashing down by the children of Israel. The Lord spoke to the mighty men of valor and priests and said to them march around the city gates for seven days once a day. On the seventh day march around seven times and the priests shall blow the rams horn making a great shout and the walls will fall flat. Well I am sure when the people of Israel first heard that they where thinking it would makes more sense just to crash though the city gates and take over the city. How is marching around the city walls and blowing a horn and shouting going to do anything? I'm sure to them it seemed quiet outrageous. But that was when obedience came into action, the children of Israel heard the word of the Lord and now had the choice to obey the word of the Lord and march around the city walls or crash through the gates on their own strengths. The children of Israel choose that day to listen and obey the voice of the living God and I'm sure as the priests and children of Israel where marching around the city gates, they where not just marching but they where praying every step they took. On the seventh day the horns where blown with a great yell and the walls of Jericho came crashing down.

As Jesus prayed in the garden of Gethsemane sweating blood praying for this cup to pass asking God the Father if there was any other way, Jesus too made a choice that day and said "Not My will be done, but YOUR Will be done" and what an amazing act of obedience we see in Jesus not only is He our teacher, but also the greatest example of how to be.

So was my walk with the Lord has brought me to the point in the road where I am now "FAITHWALKLING" choosing to completely listen and heed to the voice of God.
To pray and be still, to speak and to hear. I can't always be the one doing the talking, a relationship with the Lord is like any other friendship you must take the time to listen. Sure it is easy to to obey the Lord when it fits into our plan or is convenient for us, but will we still choose to obey when its difficult, outrageous, challenging or even to the point of uncomfortable?

That is when the true testing of obedience comes into play and making the decision to obey regardless the cost because in the end you will be at peace with God knowing that you have listened and obeyed!

I leave you with this, Be encouraged "For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him"....2 Chronicles 16:9


Myshell Leal was blessed to be born and raised in a loving Christian family, and the privilege of a Christian education. She went to church regularly, yet, like a moth drawn to the flame, she entered a world of lies, deception, drunkenness and more. After many years of trying to live in both worlds, Myshell found herself slipping further away from God. She cried out to her Savior and He reached down and brought her out of the grip of hell. From the time Myshell returned to the Lord with all her heart, her desire has been to help young girls dig deeper in their walk with Lord, and to strengthen themselves in the word of God. Myshell Leal serves on the Young Women’s Board at Calvary Chapel Golden Springs in Diamond Bar CA.