Sin seems like it will be so fulfilling – it will make me
happy! – but it never does. What
holds the promise of freedom (don’t follow those rules – they’re holding you
down!) actually enslaves me, or at the very least, forfeits a piece of my
freedom.
Obeying God, to an outsider, seems ridiculous. Why would someone give up what makes
them happy, what they want to do (see paragraph above)? And yet true joy and fulfillment are
found in following God’s ways. The
thing that looks like bondage actually brings freedom, plus tons of other good
things.
As I read Neil’s entry today about being free to choose how
I will use my car or my life, I got a little stuck on his last sentence: It is your responsibility not to let
sin reign in your mortal body.
While I don’t disagree with him, I don’t find myself
motivated by responsibility. Hey –
we’re all different, right? When I
take a moment to think on the joy I get from obeying God and how much better my
life is because of Him, doing what’s right is a no-brainer.
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