Acts 10:1-8

It's incredible to me how people in the Bible respond to God's directions.  Almost always they obey immediately.  They don't sit around and wait for confirmation, they go ahead and start doing what they need to do.  

I know some of those stories are different than how God usually speaks today, but people seem to never react the same way now.  When we feel like God has spoken to us, we sit around, we study, we pray, we talk to people, we make sure everything makes sense, and then we obey.  I bet God finds that pretty frustrating.  I love when I tell my son something once and he does exactly what I asked rather than having to explain why.  JM

Acts 5:19-21

When God tells you to do something, you better do it. Sometimes it may not be the easiest thing to do. It may be something that you hate to do. It may be something that nobody else wants you to do. Or it may be something that nobody else is willing to do. But if you want to live a happy life, you have to do it.
I was talking to somebody a long time ago about why we should do what God wants. I told him that I can be used by God, or I cannot be used by God and to me being used by God is way more fun. Yes, it's what God wants and it makes Him happy, but, selfishly, it's just fun and exciting. JM