"Our Lord never insists on our obedience. He stresses very definitely what we ought to do, but He never forces us to do it. We have to obey Him out of oneness of
spirit with Him. That is why whenever our Lord talked about discipleship, He prefaced it with an "if" meaning, "You do not need to do this unless you desire to do so." ....... The Lord does not give me rules, but makes His standard very clear. If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation. If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely myself. Jesus Christ will not force me to obey Him......" -Oswald Chambers