Trusting God felt familiar to me for years, but I didn’t realize how often I questioned His heart until I read His Word for myself.

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Can you remember when you were so young that you completely trusted in your parents guidance and protection? Without even understanding why you somehow knew that they had your very best interest in mind. 

Even when they punished you it didn’t cause you to question their love for you. In fact, it reinforced the comfort you felt at being cared for by someone who loved you deeply and knew more about the world than you.

You know a lot of folks are uncomfortable with the topic of God’s law. The very mention can leave an unsavory taste in their mouths. *I* certainly felt this way for most of my life. I realize now after deciding to read the whole Bible for myself that this is largely due to the influence of the culture I’ve been exposed to.

 The Father’s law was presented to me by people I loved and respected who occupied seats of authority in my faith community. In many indirect ways, I was conditioned to see His loving instruction as nothing more than a bunch of arbitrary and archaic rules meant to stifle my joy.

I was heartbroken to come away with a new intimate knowledge of His Word, understanding that I had completely mischaracterized my Heavenly Father and His motives. 

Like an obstinate teenager, I had allowed myself to become convinced He was like that “mean” parent trying to ruin my life with His oppressive rules. I cried out to my Father asking for forgiveness when I realized He has given me step-by-step instructions for a blessed and peaceful life because He loves me infinitely more than I could imagine! Just like my precious momma, He wants to keep me safe, healthy, whole and well-cared for.

I don’t share any of this as an attempt to convince anyone to guard and protect God’s law by walking in it. That’s a deeply intimate relationship and a decision between you and Him alone. He’s not seeking obedience out of a sense of guilt, shame or duty, but TRUE devotion. I share this in the hopes that should you happen to feel the way I did about His law, you would reconsider questioning the motives of those who’ve made a personal decision to walk in His commandments to the best of their ability.

Contrary to popular belief, it’s not an attempt to “earn” a un-earnable salvation that can only be freely given. It’s simply a natural response to the purest form of love that exists, love between a loving parent and a trusting child. 

I obeyed my momma because she was my momma. Our Daddy not only owns all this, He made all this. I fully trust that He knows better than I how to navigate this gift of life He graciously granted me. When I stumble and fall, He helps me up. He doesn’t tell me to give up and quit trying. He is good, y’all! He is worthy of every ounce of our praise and trust! 

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