--- title: "Loving God Through Action | The Tree Church" url: https://thetree.church/blog/2025/05/08/loving-god-through-action description: "Take 2-3 minutes to quiet yourself and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time.  Reading: John 14Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read.  After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to both what you hig..." lang: en --- 721 N. Memorial Drive, Lancaster, OH 43130✦ Main Service: Sunday 9 & 11am✦ Movement Youth Sunday 5:30pm✦ Lancaster & Logan, Ohio✦ 721 N. Memorial Drive, Lancaster, OH 43130✦ Main Service: Sunday 9 & 11am✦ Movement Youth Sunday 5:30pm✦ Lancaster & Logan, Ohio✦ Blog (https://thetree.church/blog) Take 20: https://thetree.church/blog/category/take-20 # Loving God Through Action May 8th, 2025 by Tree Church Everyday Image: Loving God Through Action (https://base44.app/api/apps/6ac2bb755fa612c2228960ca/files/mp/public/6ac2bb755fa612c2228960ca/33b55e8c2_18228690_1024x1024_2500.jpg) Take 2-3 minutes to quiet yourself and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time. Reading: **John 14** Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read. After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to both what you highlighted in the passage and what is going on in your life. **Obedience isn't about legalism—it's a love response. Jesus said that our love is proven not in emotion, but in our willingness to follow His commands. Even difficult obedience is an act of worship.** Now, take 10 minutes to seek God in prayer… 1. Begin your time in prayer by taking 1-3 minutes to sit in silence (You can take longer if you sense the Spirit already beginning to speak to you). 2. Pray through the things you sensed God speaking to you through the Scriptures or pray the following prayer: **Holy Spirit, help me love Jesus more deeply through obedience. Give me strength where I feel weak.** 3. Close by taking 5 minutes to sit in silence, asking God if there is anything else He wants to speak to you today. **Take Action:** 1. Identify one command from Jesus (e.g., forgive, serve, share your faith) and take one step toward obeying it today. 2. Share with a trusted friend or mentor where you are choosing obedience and ask for prayer. Posted in Take 20 (https://thetree.church/blog/category/take-20)Submission (https://thetree.church/blog/tag/submission)love (https://thetree.church/blog/tag/love)