I've questioned myself many times if my simple desire to please God was enough or satisfying to God. I think God wants me to obey because I want to please him. But he also wants me to obey because I agree with him about what is right and good. He wants my mind as well as my heart to be aligned with his. People often say that the three words they most love to hear are “I love you.” Running a close second must be the words, “you are right.” I know parents who longed to hear those words from their kids, which makes me think that God longs to hear those same words from each of us. Being righteous is a way of saying to God, you are right. The Greek word for righteous in the New Testament literally means “the person whose way of thinking, feeling, and acting is wholly conformed to the will of God.” In other words, God is right and I agree with him. Listen in for a more in-depth study of agreeing with God.
