The Rest Is Just Details.

God speaks. We listen. We obey. The rest is just details.

That is the absolute easiest way to sum up what I have been trying to learn in the last few weeks. I finally was able to wrap my head around it all today. For all intents and purposes, I'll tell you a little story that will help explain this little concept I've discovered.

Let's say you felt God leading you to wear brown shoes. (Just go with me on this one okay...) You put on the brown shoes and wear them with pride. Every now and then you check back with God making sure you made the right choice and you just know the brown shoes were the right choice. Then suddenly without warning, you feel God leading you to take off the brown shoes. But wait... didn't God just say not too long ago to put on the brown shoes? And you dotted all the i's and crossed all the t's and wore them the right way... so why are you being asked to take off the brown shoes?

The point is not that God lead you to the brown shoes. The point is that He spoke.
The point is not that you put on the brown shoes. The point is that you obeyed.
The point is not that you went about it the right way. The point is that you kept seeking God.
The point is not that God told you to take off the brown shoes. The point is that God is speaking again.

God speaks. We listen. We obey. The rest is just details. The shoes, the length of time we wear them, when we take them off, if we ever put them back on again... those are just details.

Ultimately everything in my life boils down to this - it's between me and God. Everything else is just details. How I treat my family - detail. How I spend my money - detail. What church I attend - detail. What company I keep - detail. Everything starts and ends with my relationship with God. Where I'm at with God affects everything else in my life. Everything else in my life should not be affecting where I'm at with God.

It might sound complicated at first. I've wrestled with this all day yesterday and today just trying to understand why God would say "wear brown shoes" and then later say "take off the brown shoes". He's not contradicting Himself or changing His mind or whatever... or maybe He is... but that's not the point. The point is that He's speaking and I'm listening. And I'm going to obey. Not because it's easy or I like it or it makes sense to me. But because I told God I'd stop doing my own thing and start listening to Him. I hope you'll choose to do the same.