I know you may have heard this 100 times, so think about it for a
minute. God is not about the business of saying, “do this or I’ll
punish you.” He says, “I love you so much that I died for you when you were at your worst.”
commit adultery, etc. this week. It’s much harder to quantify the do’s
because you have to actually…wait for it…do something.
I’m really tired of doing the right thing for the wrong reasons. I don’t want to do what God wants because I’m afraid he going to punish me if I don’t. I want to do what God wants because I want to.
If you want to give up on the “Don’t lie, don’t steal, don’t covet” way of living, then do this: Love your fellow man! Don’t harm your neighbor.
**Let the caveats begin