Dear Friend,

For the sixth time this year Happy new month, may the month be all that you hoped and pray for. You know by now it is time for a new series, so let us get into it.

Let me ask you a hard question one that’s probably not stranger to your thoughts: What do you do when you know exactly what God told you but your feet just won’t move?

Let’s skip the poetic fluff for a moment. You’re not confused. You’re not waiting for more confirmation.

You’re not “praying about it” anymore. You’re just disobeying.

In silence. In delay. In spiritual sophistication that looks like discipline, but is really a designer veil for rebellion.

I’m not pointing fingers, my dear. That girl? The one stiff in her tracks even after divine clarity? That girl was me.

Disobedience Doesn’t Always Start Loud

We often imagine rebellion as some loud, aggressive, fire-breathing act against God’s will. But noit usually starts in silence. It starts when we hear the instruction clearly, but tell ourselves, “Maybe next week.”

It begins in the soft lull of “Let me just finish this first.”

It grows in that quiet defiance dressed up as emotional exhaustion, overthinking, or fake spiritual depth. You delay, but your spirit knows the truth: You are resisting God.

Remember Jonah?When God told him, “Go to Nineveh,” he didn’t throw a tantrum. He didn’t debate. He didn’t ask for clarity. He just ran. In the opposite direction.

“But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.” Jonah 1:3 (ESV)

Running away doesn’t always look like sprinting. Sometimes it’s gentle refusal. Sometimes it’s scrolling endlessly. Sometimes it’s staying in a place God already told you to leave.

The Danger of Delayed Obedience

Here’s the truth nobody wants to say out loud: Delayed obedience is disobedience.And disobedience has consequences even when it feels emotionally justifiable.

Every time Jonah disobeyed, someone else paid the price.His shipmates suffered a storm they didn’t deserve. And in many of our own lives, storms are erupting not because the devil is attacking,

but because we’re delaying what God already instructed. You’re not cursed. You’re disobedient. there is a difference.

What’s Holding You Back? Ask yourself honestly:

• Is it fear?

• Is it pride?

• Is it the fact that it will cost you your comfort, your routine, your applause?

• Is it because obedience means letting go of control?

Hebrews 3:15 warns us:“Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts”Not tomorrow. Not later. Today.

SO Whisperscape:I once told God, “I’m not ready,” and He responded, “You are not the one who determines readiness. I am.”

That shook me.So now, I’m asking you, dear friend in the hallway of hesitation: What has God told you to do that you’ve been pretending not to hear? What are you doing instead of obeying?

This week, take a journal. Go to war with every excuse. Ask the Holy Spirit to show you the silent Tarshish you’re running to.

Because the longer you delay, the heavier the storm becomes. And even worse you grow numb to the sound of His voice. But here’s the mercy: There’s still time to obey. You don’t need to figure it all out. You just need to say yes.

And i will be seeing you next week.

Happy new week and happy new month, have a good one.