Combining notes from Merriam-Webster's online dictionary as well as the one automatically found on my Mac, the etymology of the English verb "obey" is such: Middle English obeien, from Anglo-French obeir, from Old French obeir, from Latin oboedire, from ob- ‘in the direction of’ + audire ‘hear.’
To obey, then, is "to hear in the direction of." There have been increasing numbers of times recently when God has been speaking pretty clearly to me through various nudges and a couple of surprising incidents, here and there. I just have to listen to Him, to obey...
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