How do I start doing what God wants me to do when I don’t really want to do it?

Once we know what God wants us to do, we need to take action and do it. Remember, though, that no one can make themselves “ready” to serve God. Only God can do that. Pray that He makes you willing to obey, to be filled with His love, and for His Spirit to work in your life. Then choose to obey Him right away!

Jesus said, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’ ” (Matthew 7:21–23). Many feel they will be saved at Jesus’ return, but they will, instead, be lost because they haven’t obeyed God. They haven’t known Jesus as their Friend or kept His commandments. They’ve only followed their feelings.

For the safety of our souls, we should never depend solely on feelings, because they are often deceiving. The devil can even influence our feelings. So if we depend on our feelings alone, he can more easily lead us to destruction. God would guide us through the unchanging words of Scripture. Our feelings, which can change on a whim, often lead us astray. Never listen to anything that contradicts the Holy Bible!

The Jewish leaders felt they should kill Jesus, but they were entirely wrong. They boasted about knowing the Scriptures, but they never took time to understand the only One who could save the human race. “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock” (Matthew 7:24). We need to build on that Rock!

Key Bible Texts

Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin. (James 4:17 KJV)