Oswald Chambers Quotes

If every one said orders were impossible to carry out when they were received where would you be? Where would we all be if you just said, "Impossible," when orders came?

Obedience is the primary object of all sound education.

If I asked you to stand in one spot for 35 hours or a certain length of time, you could do it.

Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety.

A disciplined person is one who follows the will of the one who gives the orders.

I'm a good boy! I do what I'm told; I'm on time. I'm always where I'm supposed to be when I'm supposed to be there. I don't mess around with other people's time and schedule. And I eat my vegetables. And my meats. And my carbs. And my dairy.

One of the first duties of a Scout is obedience to authority. He must obey his orders in the first place and put his own amusement or desires in the second.

I grew up very disciplined and doing what I had to do.

I like structure, and I like discipline and people doing the right thing.

I try to do what the coach wants.

Patience is power. Patience is not an absence of action; rather it is "timing" it waits on the right time to act, for the right principles and in the right way.

And next to Allie, the screamer, once more reminded of his job, began to wail in Allie's ear. Reflexively Allie clapped her hand over his mouth. "That," she said, "is totally uncalled for. Don't do that again. Ever." The screamer looked at her with worried eyes. "Are we clear on this subject?" said Allie. The screamer nodded and she removed her hand. "Can I scream a little?" he asked. "No," said Allie. "Your screaming days are over." "Darn." And he was quiet thereafter.

My duty is to obey orders.

You can only learn what obedience is by obeying

Come when you're called; And do as you're bid; Shut the door after you; And you'll never be chid.

Trust is an act of the mind, while obedience is an act of the hands and feet.

Discipline means we don't let go of the things we know we should be doing, we do them!

Wait on God and He will work, but don't wait in spiritual sulks because you cannot see an inch in front of you! Are we detached enough from our spiritual hysterics to wait on God? To wait is not to sit with folded hands, but to learn to do what we are told.

Never mind what I told you - you do as I tell you.

To be disciplined does not mean being silent, abstaining, or doing only what one thinks one may undertake without risk; it is not the art of eluding responsibility; it means acting in compliance with orders received, and therefore finding in one's own mind, by effort and reflection, the possibility to carry out such orders. It also means finding in one's own will the energy to face the risks involved in execution.

Here they learned to Wait. To Watch. To think thoughts and not voice them.

Learn obedience first. Among these Western nations, with such a high spirit of independence, the spirit of obedience is equally strong. We are all of us self-important, which never produces any work. Great enterprise, boundless courage, tremendous energy, and, above all, perfect obedience; these are the only traits that lead to individual and national regeneration. These traits are altogether lacking in us.

Isn’t that what it means to be civilized? That you can wait to get what you want?

If you set the example you will not have to set the rules.