Even though this obedience will at times be imperfect the desire is to do what God says. The command to love our enemies is taken seriously The commands to be kind, tenderhearted, and forgiving are instructions we seek to apply in our relationships The command to seek the Lord with all our heart is a command we are seeking to obey. The command to speak the truth in love is a command we are working on. The warning against prejudice is a command we heed. Obviously the list could go on and on.
Christian discipleship is practical.
A young woman who was greatly troubled went to a Scottish preacher, asking how she could resolve the question of her own desires when they seemed to contradict the will of God. The minister took out a slip of paper and wrote two words on it. Then he handed it to her with the request that she sit down for 10 minutes, ponder the words, cross out one of them, and bring the slip back to him. The woman sat down and looked at the slip. It did not take her long to see that if she was saying no, she could not say Lord, and if she wanted to call Christ Lord, she could not say no.