Mid-Week Reset: Why Is Choosing Obedience So Difficult?

You know that moment when you’re standing between two versions of your life the one you’ve been living and the one God keeps nudging you toward? That tension isn’t always confusion. A lot of the time, you already know what you’re supposed to do… and you also know it’s going to cost you comfort, control, or the version of yourself that used to fit.

We dig into why obedience to God can feel so difficult in your career, business, and everyday life, even when the direction is clear. We talk about the control problem, why trust is required before clarity, and why God doesn’t always give the full plan up front. If you’ve ever needed a timeline, guarantees, or everyone to understand before you move, you’ll feel seen. We also reflect on Abraham’s faith, plus the real-life pressure of deadlines, responsibilities, and noise that can drown out discernment.

I also share a personal realignment: stepping away from social media, noticing how comparison and distraction were shaping decisions, and learning to get still enough to hear God clearly again. We’ll end with a simple midweek reset you can apply right now and a reminder that obedience isn’t restriction it’s direction toward something greater.

If your life is shifting and your identity is evolving, take the personal rebrand quiz linked in the show notes, then subscribe, share this with a friend who needs courage, and leave a review so more women can find the reset.

Transcript

Between Two Versions Of Life

SPEAKER_00 0:02

Amiga, have you ever felt like you're standing in between two versions of your life? The one you've been living and the one God is calling you into. And the tension isn't that you don't know what to do, it's that you do know. But doing it is going to cost you something. Amiga, whether you're driving, working, or taking a quick break, lean in for a moment because today we're talking about why obedience in your career, your business, and your everyday life can feel so difficult, even when you're clear on what God is asking you. Okay, Mm-hmm. This is your 50th hour. Hey everyone, welcome back to Extreme Rebrand, a mommy on a mission podcast. And this is your midweek reset, your space to pause, realign, and move with intention, not just emotionally, but spiritually and strategically. And today we're having a real conversation about obedience. Not the surface level kind, the kind that shifts your decisions, your environment, and your direction. So let's start here. For many of you listening, the issue isn't confusion, right? You're not lost, you're not unaware, you're already felt that nudge. You've already had that moment where something in you said, this doesn't align anymore. So the struggle isn't hearing God, the struggle is what obedience is going to require from you after you hear Him. Because once you know, there's a responsibility that comes with that knowing. And now you're standing in a decision. So let's go a little bit deeper here, okay? Because if obedience has been feeling heavy for you, it's not random. There are real reasons why. First of all, it confronts your need for control. Yep. We live in a culture that rewards independence, right? Figure it out, make it happen, stay in control. So when God says, follow me, it can feel uncomfortable. Not because it's limiting you, but because it's challenging the version of you that's used to leading everything. Obedience will always ask, can you trust God without needing to control the outcome? Kind of reminds me of the parable, right? When the young man who was rich, right, he wanted to know what it would take to follow Jesus. And Jesus was like, You're not going to be able to do it. Because what I'm going to require of you, you may not be able to do. And I'm I'm paraphrasing here, right? And basically he was saying, Okay, so if you've done all of the things that the law of Moses has written out, then why don't you go sell all of your possessions? And he turns away sad. Why? Because that's comfortable to him, that's what he has. And so to follow Jesus was going to require a decision that wasn't going to be easy to make for him. It was going to be very, very uncomfortable, right? And so it stretches your trust beyond what feels safe. Obedience will take you into spaces where you don't have guarantees. And if we're honest, that's where hesitation shows up. Not because you didn't hear God, but because you're unsure how it's going to unfold. You see, that's one of the things that makes trusting God a little bit difficult, especially for us, right? Because we have to see. Sometimes we have to see it to believe it. We have to know what that outcome is going to be. We need to know the ins and outs of everything. And sometimes when we walk into something unknown to us where we don't have an exact answer, we hesitate. It's a very well-known scripture that I love that I have to consistently read to myself. I've read it so much that I've memorized it, but it's trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. That part right there. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. And that means trust is required before clarity. Another one says, Isaiah 55, 8 and 9 reminds us that God's ways are higher than ours, right? His thoughts are more than our thoughts, his ways are higher than our ways. So when obedience doesn't make sense, it's not a lack of direction, it's an invitation to trust at a deeper level. And so obedience requires you to release what feels familiar, right? Obedience almost always involves letting something go, whether that be a familiar routine, a mindset, a pattern, or even a version of yourself. And even when something isn't aligned, if it's familiar, it feels safe. And that's where the tension sits, not always in what's right or wrong, but in what you're willing to release. So let's pause here for a moment. Because I want to ask, I want you to ask yourself this. What am I struggling to let go of right now? Is it a familiar way of doing things? A space you've outgrown, a version of yourself that no longer aligns, or is it a level of control you've been holding on to? I want you to take a second. Really sit with that. Because what you're struggling to release might be the very thing standing between you and your next level of obedience.

SPEAKER_01 7:47

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SPEAKER_00 8:04

Well, you were not saying I'm I'm in the middle of recording a podcast. Well, give me a case. Yeah, you didn't already interrupt it.

SPEAKER_01 8:26

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Direction Without All The Details

Quiet The Noise To Hear God

Reframing Obedience And Your Reset

SPEAKER_00 8:28

I do, I need something that says recording in session. Love you. Obedience won't always come with explanation. God doesn't always walk you through the full plan. Sometimes all He gives is direction without details. And that's where many people pause because we're used to making decisions based on what we can see. This reminds me so much of my husband. Okay, so my husband and I are two completely different people. Okay. My husband is a planner, so he has to have all the details. Like, you know, he needs to know, you know, the directions, he needs to know where we're going, what we're gonna do, blah, blah, blah, all the things. He's like has to prepare for everything. Whereas I, on the other hand, I'm not a planner in that capacity. Like, I will plan things, I know where we're going, I know where we're gonna stay, but I don't know what else we're gonna do. I don't have too much details to give. And that drives him absolutely nuts when I can give him directions, but I don't give him a lot of the details, right? Because he needs to know, he needs to see, he needs to see the outcome. But the thing about obedience is that obedience asks you to move based on who you trust, and this isn't new. If you look at Abraham, God told him to leave everything familiar and go to a place where he would show him, not showed him, but would show him. So Hebrews 11:8 says, By faith Abraham obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. No map, no timeline, no full picture, just instruction. And that's the kind of obedience that stretches you because you want to see first. But God is asking, can you trust me enough to move before you see it? We're constantly moving, right? It gets lost in the pace of life because we're constantly moving, responsibilities, deadlines, noise, and obedience requires something different, it requires awareness because when life is loud, it becomes easy to overlook what God is quietly asking of you. And I want to share something personal here. So, you know, if you've been with me on this podcast, if you've been listening to this podcast long enough, you'll know that I've always got something that relates to me because we all do. We all have something relatable. So I recently walked through this myself, right? There came a point where I had to step away from social media because everything I was doing with the business, the podcast, even with the Facebook group, it was being built off of what I thought it needed to be, and not what God was actually asking of me. And if I'm honest, I was distracted. Watching what everyone else was doing, comparing where I was to where they were, trying to adjust, tweet, perform. I mean, like I was consistently on this ride, like trying out this, trying out that, you know, or what do I, what did what do you think about this? And what do you think about that? And the honest truth is that I never, I mean, even though I did pray to God, but I wasn't still enough to listen. And I couldn't understand why things continued to feel off, why it wasn't flowing, why something just didn't sit right. And it wasn't until I stepped away from the noise, I realized I was operating from my own strength and my own limited understanding, not from God's direction. So I had to get still, I had to remove those distractions, I had to quiet everything around me so I could actually hear what God was trying to show me. And in that space, there was clarity, there was correction, there was realignment, even down to the name, the messaging, and how I was showing up. And once I surrendered that, once I stopped trying to force it and actually aligned with what God was asking of me, that's when things started to shift. Not because I did more, but because I was finally moving in alignment. And I'm sharing this because sometimes obedience feels difficult, not because God isn't speaking, but because there's too much noise to hear him clearly. When I tell you I was praying, Lord, I can't hear you. Why can't I hear you? Well, of course not. It's it's like I was sick, you know. If you've never been in New York, I got to experience this for the first time, I think two years ago, but I I don't know what New York was like. But if you ever go to New York in Times Square, there is so much going on, y'all. Like there's a lot of things going on. It was too much for me. This, you know, Texas girl who lives, you know, by the by Galveston Island, a small island, but at the same time lives around, you know, it's not a big city, it's just, you know, country folk, whatever. So there's not a lot of noise. Yeah, there's noise, there's distraction, but not like New York. And that's exactly what my mind was doing. It was like there was so much going on that I couldn't hear God. And I'm sure God was talking to me, but I wasn't listening because I was too distracted by everything else. And so what can happen is that your focus shifts away from yourself, right? This one is is subtle because sometimes the resistance isn't external, it's internal. We start filtering everything through what do I want? What feels right to me, what works on my timeline, but obedience redirects that focus from preference to purpose, from self to surrender. So if you've been feeling that tension, that pull between what's familiar and what God is asking of you, you're not stuck. You're in the middle of a decision. Let me shift how you see this, okay? Because obedience is often misunderstood. So Deuteronomy 5.33 says, walk in obedience so that you may live and prosper. Obedience is not God taking something from you. See, a lot of times people think that God is trying to take things away from us, and that's not true. It's God aligning you with something greater. It's not about restriction, it's about direction. So instead of asking, why is this so hard? ask yourself, what is this obedience producing in me? Right? And so let's bring this into your real life. Okay, this is going to be your reset moment right here. I want you to think about one area, just one, where something has been sitting with you. A decision you keep revisiting over and over and over. Perhaps it's a new job, perhaps it's starting a business, perhaps it's a decision about what you need to do personally, right? It's it's been a shift that you've been delaying or keep delaying, rather. A nudge you haven't responded to yet. That that right there is your area. And here's your reset. You don't need to feel ready. It's like people say, Well, when I remember they'll they'll ask, I've heard people ask, Oh, so when y'all gonna have a baby? Oh, we're just not ready yet. Oh, we need, you know, I don't think it's the right time. And I laugh because it's never the right time, to be honest with you. You don't need full clarity, you don't need everyone to understand either. You just need to respond because delayed obedience will always feel heavier than immediate obedience.

SPEAKER_01 18:10

A lot to think about, right?

Personal Rebrand Invite And Prayer

SPEAKER_00 18:13

Well, if this episode met you right where you are, don't just sit with it, move with it. And if you're in a season where your life is shifting, your identity is evolving, and your direction is becoming clearer. I'm gonna invite you to take the personal rebrand quiz. It's in the show notes, and let's get you aligned with what God is doing in this next season. Let's pray. God, thank you for the clarity you give us, even in quiet moments. Give us the courage to respond when you speak, strengthen our trust when we don't understand, and help us release anything that is no longer aligned with where you're leading us. In Jesus' name. Amen. All right, amiga. As always, you are not behind, you're being refined. And I'll meet you right here next Wednesday for your midweek recess. If this midweek recess spoke to you, start with another and we definitely need a reminder. And if you're ready to take the next step in your personal rebrand, explore the empower her options and put the personal reprint for you. You'll find everything linked within the show now.