Discussion Jumpstarter
Study leader reference - not a definitive answer
Question 10
The speaker gives four steps toward obeying as “dear children”—decide, declare, demonstrate, discipline—and argues that waiting to *feel* love before obeying usually prevents experiencing love through obedience; what specific command of Jesus do you tend to delay “until it feels real,” and how could you practice these four steps this week in a concrete, observable way?
Another way to ask: What command of Jesus do you keep putting off until you “feel like it,” and how can you decide, declare, demonstrate, and discipline yourself to obey it in a clear way this week?
Discussion Jumpstarter
Direct Answer
The transcript doesn’t name a specific command you personally delay, but it teaches that any delayed obedience often comes from waiting for feelings instead of acting on faith in God’s love. The speaker’s four steps call you to choose obedience now—then reinforce it through words, actions, and repeated practice.
- He commands the order clearly: “If we don’t obey and we wait around to obey until God’s love and his commandment becomes real to us, it’s probably not going to happen.”
- Step 1: “make a decision… God loves me… whether I understand this commandment or not. I’m going to do it.”
- Step 2: “declare that… in prayer… before the spirit realm… before other people… testify.”
- Step 3: “demonstrate… no belief is complete until it is acted out… faith without works is dead.”
- Step 4: “discipline… repeating… over and over again… a discipline of choice and action.”
- He connects obedience to love: “If you love me, keep my commandments,” and to identity: “followers of God as dear children.”