Before I start these thoughts let me first say that I am very reckless with obedience and have been since the day I was born. There is this inner struggle that attempts to push me away from everything obedient. This is a daily struggle, but what I can say is that I'm a fighter, and I choose to keep fighting. So the thoughts I am about to express come from a person who is attempting to peruse obedience.
Believers spend a lifetime trying to read their Bible, pray and do good things for that gold star status, but rarely out of obedience. We set moral standards not on the basis of Biblical obedience but rather on society norms. For instant we would all say that walking into a store and stealing a cd is wrong, but we change the rule when it comes off of our friends itunes, which i have done plenty, guilty as charged. The lines of obedience have been blurred. Have we stepped on the toes of Romans 6:1, are we abusing grace?
I've been reading through the Old Testament and discovering that obedience is God's love language. He rewards those who follow his instruction. Couples come to me and try to figure out why they are having such a hard time in their relationship, my question is usually "Are u having sex?" See, couples want God to bless their relationship, but they don't want to obey the rules. As far as it applies to the rest of life, we ask God to help us find peace and satisfaction and turn our backs on our holy calling to be like Him.
I would be an absolute hypocrite if I said I was obey God in all areas of my life, in-fact no matter how hard I will still fall short of this glorious standard. Does that mean I give up? May it never be, may I continue to fall on the throne of grace when I fall down and peruse and follow the instruction given to us.
From one fallen human to the next,
jeff
2 comments:
One of my favorite verses now is, Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes, Romans 10:4. This verse always reminds me that I don't have to be perfect as long as I truly believe. I totally know where you're coming from. I think one of my biggest problems is accepting God's grace. So often I don't feel like I deserve it. Thankfully God doesn't feel that way. I do my best, sometimes I think my best should be better than it is. I'll keep trying to make it that way.
Ha! Totally man, I know where you're coming from. Man made rules stink. Conviction about things should come from within and will be a reflection of our love for God. If you stop or start doing things because you're "supposed to as a Christian," then you're basically living under a unwritten law. Your desire should be to be holy because He is holy, and you love Him.
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