Matthew 7: in the kingdom, obey the king

Although trust and obedience are very important, Jesus finishes his sermon with:

24-25 “These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundational words, words to build a life on. If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock. Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hit—but nothing moved that house. It was fixed to the rock.

26-27 “But if you just use my words in Bible studies and don’t work them into your life, you are like a stupid carpenter who built his house on the sandy beach. When a storm rolled in and the waves came up, it collapsed like a house of cards.”

The Lord's sermon is beautiful to me but I must obey it. I know that it is impossible for me to obey unless the Spirit empowers me to do so.