Corrected

Samuel said, Does the Lord have as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than a sacrifice, and to pay attention to Him is better than the fat of rams.  1 Samuel 15:22 NASB

God teaches us that sin leads to suffering and misery—and ultimately death—but that His way of life will bring the greatest happiness and most wonderful existence possible. When we are in a mindset of absolutely believing what God says, we adhere to His way— At other times, we may “know” God’s way is right, but we sometimes forget how absolutely real He is and that He’s right here with us. Consequently, we don’t take His warnings seriously. We may think that instant, gratification will make us “feel better”—and so we end up giving in to sin. My friends! The Lord is mighty! 

If we really and truly believed God—being utterly convinced that He, in Spirit, is always right here with us—we will know better and act accordingly. 

Through Holy Spirit, God Jesus Christ we are enabled to miraculously share in His unshakeable perspective when it comes to how we should live. And Holy Spirit also empowers obedience and increasing faith to obey even more.  Here’s how it works. When we purpose, decide, to surrender ourselves to obey God—impossible to fully do on our own—we step out in faith, knowing that we are not alone. Instead we know by faith we are rescued, held, loved, corrected, forgiven, redeemed.