True Obedience Requires Authenticity

True obedience requires authenticity 

and sincerity above all else

Yes, carrying out an order
Is a type of obedience

But is it true obedience? 

We can nod our heads all we want

Say yes, ma’am,
And yes, sir, until our lips are blue,

But true obedience lies in the heart,
not our speech.

No matter how seemingly respectful

Parents teach their kids from a young age,

Do they teach them that true obedience

Lives in the heart,
Not on their lips

We must not obey our creator half-heartedly

Half-hearted obedience

Is not true obedience

Anything less than true obedience
Is disobedience.

Amen