This, however, should not serve as a reason to continue being disobedient. If you truly love someone then you value their guidance - not just with your words but with your actions as well. Love is expressed in words and actions. They should be expressed equally. If you say that you love God, you have to express it in everything you do.

There are blessings that come with being obedient. It's just a natural way of things rolling out When you are obedient to the will of God, you prevent yourself from encountering potentially dangerous situations, and you find yourself walking on favorable paths. Blessings are inevitable when you remain on the favorable paths that God guides you on.

Favorable is in one's interpretation...evil is all around...following the inner guidance of the Holy Spirit sees much farther than our logic sometimes does. What is most important is learning to tune into the Holy Spirit within... Personally, when I receive inner messages, I also weigh them, sometimes extensive conversations with the Lord. Following a perceived "Safe" path may not always be the path the Lord chose for us. There is a reason we are given the spiritual tools of God's Armor and the prayer guidance from Jesus. When Jonah feared to go to Ninevah for "safety" reasons and decided to hop on a ship instead...how did that turn out? Remember, the Lord works through us and where we are, there is the Lord. Sometimes, that is all that is needed, to just be somewhere...