my alarm ringtone is now losing its effectiveness.
it is time for a change.
i am guided to:
"And now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul," - Deuteronomy 10:12pretty standard stuff, u'd guess. all except to fear the Lord.
hmmmmmmmmm. debatablestuff, fearing the Lord is.
ontheonehand says (literal) fearing the Lord is goodforall to keepufromsinning.
which is equivalent to "don't do it ahh, or else mummy cane u.."
and which will lead us to equate: God = judgement
scary stuff. really scary, makeufeelguiltyandcondemnedwhenusin stuff.
not that u shouldnt feel guilty when u sin - u've certainly grieved the heart of God.
but this, as i've learnt myself, becomes a PROBLEM when i distance myself from God as a result of my sins.
an imnotworthy, imsuchafailure, iamsoashamedofmyself, kind of distance.
THE RESULT: a mental barrier is formed between me and God, and i cannot rise up and serve God proudly as a Warrior of Light should!
and ontheotherhand says that fearing the Lord is no longer relevant in today's context.
which is equivalent to "nevermind, mummy will love u no matter what u do.."
which will result in the upbringing of a MONKEY. or a SPOILT BRAT (which is really the same thing).
well... to be honest, i feel both hands go HANDinHAND.
literal fearing the Lord is no longer relevant, yes, and our relationship with God now is no more TOTALdisciplinarian but rather Daddy.
BUT. we still show all due respect to our daddies don't we? (unless ur a monkey/spoiltbrat. oohoohaahahh!eee!EEE!)
AND. we still need the past wrathful nature of God to remind us how GREATLY we have been spared!
"By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also." - 1 Corinthians 6:14from strikingusdownduetoSIN to raisingusupduetoGRACE.
SO..!
i feel the Holy Spirit telling me: be FREE!
ALL my sins have been atoned for ALREADY!
if God were to bring judgement, NO ONE would qualify to be holy!
so STOP thinking that im such a bigfatloser!
ACCEPT his GRACE and be FREE from ur mental barriers.
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