Like I Believe

If you love me, obey my commandments.
John 14:15 NLT

You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. 
1st Corinthians 6:19b-20a NLT

If you are married and you believe in the principles of marriage till death do you part, and you LIVE like you are married till death do you part because you value the relationship, then you won't be swayed by the temptations that WILL come your way. You will quickly recognize they don't line up with what you believe and so, you won't compromise your marriage relationship. 

Same thing with your job. If you learn the company policies and procedures and put them into practice, you will know when an action does not line up with the company's guidelines. And if you value what you do for the company, you won't compromise the business relationship for a lesser standard.

Strong and solid relationships are worth the extra time and effort needed to nurture them and keep them alive.

If you are married and you act like you are single, you won't be married very long. If you are employed by a company and you act like the rules don't apply to you, you won't be there for long. Would you agree?

The same is true in our relationship with the Lord. Nowhere in His Word does it say God suggests anything. It's His rules, His way for this life we live because He paid for our lives. If we love Him, we will keep His commandments. No ifs, ands or buts... If you live like you believe His Word then you won't be swayed by the temptations that WILL come your way. You will quickly recognize they don't line up with what you believe.

Do you live like you believe? If so, is that good or bad?

Prayer:

Father,
         Breathe on us. Cause Your Word to come alive in us to bring forth the fruit You have purposed for our lives. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen