If
I, if we, had only been more obedient and disciplined...
If
I, if we, had only been more obedient and disciplined, the hurts and pains of
life would have been far fewer.
Some
disappointments would never had occurred as the ill-fated decisions which
brought about their necessary existence would have been voided--causality,
irrefutable causality.
The
consequences of disobedience: chastening hurt and pain...
We
must grow into obedience, in all aspects of our lives--complete surrender--so
that we may receive all of GOD'S desired blessings, and experience less of our
poor decision's negative consequences--sad disappointing hurts and pains.
The
temporary pleasure we derive from sin, will never outweigh the blessings GOD
desired to bless us with if we had rather chosen to be obedient and disciplined.
I love God and the fact that He gave me free will to be disobedient so that I may discover my true need to be obedient to Him. But there is something to be said to learning from those who learned before you. It would have been less painful - but would the love I discovered for God be as true if I had not learned the hard way? If I had followed the wisdom of others blindly I don't think my love for God would be as true as it is now. Something to think about.
ReplyDeleteC.K. Matthews, I appreciate your value for and in, "experience" and agree with you as well that "Free-will" is priceless. For only with "Free-will" would we be able to make the choice to obey GOD and receive the blessing of "Salvation." There is much to learn through and from personal experience, i.e., ".the hard way..." but, there is much to be gained and learned as well from again, obedience and the avoidance of the negative consequences that follow. I look forward to discussing this with you more...
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