Liberating Obedience

Have you ever taken a "shortcut" to try to accomplish an important goal? Perhaps you experimented with a fad diet or intermittent fasting to try to get ready for beach season. Or maybe you invested in a "sure fire" financial opportunity or a get-rich-quick scheme hoping to turn your finances around. Perhaps you crammed for a test, fudged your taxes, told a little, white lie, or read the Cole's Notes instead of the book. We make these choices to achieve the results we want without having to put in all the work. What happens when we try this with God too? What does it take to genuinely experience the faith-life we truly want?