Beyond Routine: Why Obedience Is the Key to Walking with God

23 May 2026

There is a question many believers ask, whether openly or quietly: Why do some believers seem to walk closely with God, while others struggle?

Gloria Copeland answers this question simply, “God’s people are not walking in obedience.”

Walking with God Requires Agreement

Scripture asks, “Can two walk together, except they be agreed?” — Amos 3:3
Walking with God is not automatic; it requires agreement — agreement with His Word, His ways, and His leading.

Gloria Copeland explains that, to walk with God, we must make His thoughts our thoughts, His ways our ways

This is where obedience begins.

The Pattern

God has always desired a people who would walk with Him in agreement. From Adam to Israel, the same issue arose repeatedly — not a lack of God’s ability, but a lack of obedience.

Adam had everything — authority, fellowship, provision — but lost it through disobedience.

Men like Enoch, Abraham, and Noah are proof that obedience positions you for God’s power.

Enoch walked so closely with God that he was taken up.

Noah’s obedience preserved generations.

Abraham obeyed even when it made no natural sense.

Obedience Is Easier Now Than Ever Before

Under the old covenant, people had to obey God from the outside. Obedience was based primarily on what they could understand, remember, and carry out in their own strength. But under the new covenant, everything changed.

You are not trying to become obedient — you were reborn with the ability to respond to God. When you were born again, your spirit was made new, created in the image and nature of God. That means there is now something within you that already agrees with Him.

This is why obedience is no longer just an outward effort. It becomes an inward response.

When the Holy Spirit leads you, there is often a quiet knowing in your spirit. That response is not pressure; it is the life of God within you prompting you to act.

As you grow in your relationship with Him:

His Word begins to shape your thinking.

His Spirit begins to guide your decisions.

And obedience becomes more natural than resistance.

Obedience Opens the Door to Blessing

God made it clear throughout scripture: “If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land” — Isaiah 1:19.

Obedience doesn’t earn God’s love — it simply allows His blessing to flow without restrictions.

Disobedience doesn’t mean God stops loving you. It means you’ve closed the door to what He wants to do.

God’s Desire

God’s desire has never changed. He is still looking for people who will walk with Him in agreement. People who are willing to listen, respond, and follow His leading.

“Every member of the Church of Jesus Christ has a part to play. There are no insignificant members,” says Gloria Copelan

That means obedience matters in ways you may not always see immediately.

Sometimes it’s a major decision.
Sometimes it’s a quiet prompting.
Sometimes it’s simply choosing to respond to God in a moment no one else notices.

Your obedience matters.
Your response matters.
Your walk with God matters.

Walking with God is not built on one big moment. It’s built through daily consistent agreement.

Declare

“Father, I choose to walk in agreement with you. I make Your Word my standard and Your voice my direction. I am willing, I am obedient, and I walk in the fullness of Your blessing — every day of my life, in Jesus’ name.”