To Obey is Better Than Sacrifice

1 Samual 15:22

Samuel said, Has the LORD as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices. As in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams.

I read it in the book Roger gave me. I don't mean the bible either for you nuccas who wanna be smartasses, it was a reference in The Heavenly Man. I've always had disagreements with people that say school is what God calls us to do here, just because we happen to be enrolled in university. That it's okay to pass on let's say..men's cell, or ACF because we have extra school work to do. This verse kinda solidifies what I've kinda concluded. (The Holy Spirit is really something!!,...I usually get the bible reference, whether from someone or just my own readings, after the Holy Spirit has already shown me the answer). I found this verse a few days ago, but realized it a few weeks ago.

It's not necessarily school...or ACF. It's whatever God tells you to do. I guess it can be hard to discern what is of yourself, and what God is wanting for you to do, but that's why we ask for direction in prayer. It also isn't necessarily what you hate most, that God wants you to do either. I don't think God puts us here just to suffer for Him. I mean, I love P&R's, skipping is almost unheard of for me this year. I kinda figured it's a better choice compared to let's say.. studying accounting. P&R=know God more VS Accounting=know how to split up money when a partnership goes bankrupt :P. At the moment Enoch asked me if I needed a ride to P&Rs, I felt God was urging me to study. And that's what I chose. I could of been wrong, but I don't think so.

I did have an exam the next day and I've barely studied 'cause I had other exams before, so you could say that "well, you were pretty screwed, it makes sense that you chose studying over P&R's". For anyone else maybe....For me, I would easily pass on studying to go "meet God", not to say you can't meet God studying. So that's what I did...studied like anyone would have before the day of the exam. It wasn't until about 10pm or so that I got an e-mail from my prof, saying that it would be okay to write my exam on thursday...4 days from that sunday!!! I really felt this exam deferral was God's faithfulness to my choice. I was filled with joy. You could argue that I coulda gone to P&Rs then, and I would have still gotten the exam deferral,... but then again maybe not. The point is, I knew it was the right decision because of the peace that God brought me when I chose to study. This whole incident just shed some light in my views of what God wants me to do.