Deuteronomy 28:47-48 (KJV) Says, "Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee."
In the above passage of scripture it is made clear that when we live in obedience to God and serve Him we will be blessed, and when we live in disobedience to God and opt not to serve Him; there are consequences. We are born with freewill, therefore it is up to us to choose how we will live our life. Choosing to live in obedience to God and in service to Him, as the above passage of scripture states, is to choose a life that brings joy and gladness to our hearts. It is to live a life filled with abundance in all things. On the other hand, when we choose to live in disobedience and opt not to serve Him, it is to choose to live in need, in hunger, in thirst, in nakedness, and wanting in all things. In short, choosing to live in disobedience to God; opting not to serve Him is to choose an extremely difficult life; a life of misery.
Many people choose not to live a Christian life because they perceive it to be strict, and void of any and all fun and happiness, when nothing could be further from the truth. Living in obedience to God and opting to serve him is to live the greatest life anyone could ever possibly hope to live. It is to take all of your problems to the Lord in prayer, and leave them there knowing that there is no problem so great he can't solve it. It is to lay down the weight of all our worries and to live in the divine peace that He has given us. It is important to note here that "divine" peace given to us by Him is a peace that is so great, as His Word tells us, it surpasses all understanding. (Philippians 4:7 (KJV) "And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus"). Living in obedience to God and serving him, is to live a life knowing that you have Almighty God walking with you every second of each and every single day. It is to be able to rest knowing that he will never leave you nor forsake you. It is to relax knowing that God can make a way where we don't see one, and that if we will trust and believe in Him, He will meet our needs. It is knowing that we never walk through one single trial, tribulation, or storm in our life alone, but rather that God is walking with us; holding our hand.
Living our lives in disobedience to God, and opting not to serve him is choosing to live a life that is void of God, and all that he provides for us. It is to live our lives creating our on storms secondary to falling prey to the temptations of Satan, and allowing him to devour and destroy us. It is to live our lives carrying the weight of all our problems and the burdens that this life can bring, and that's a tremendous amount of weight; yet many choose to carry it in lieu of giving it all to God and living for Him. It is to live a life in want and need of even the most basic of things. It is to place ourselves in a vulnerable state where we easily fall prey to the temptations that Satan puts before us, and then suffer the consequences of that. Satan knows our weaknesses and he will lure us via those weaknesses attacking us every opportunity he gets to do so. Living in disobedience to God and opting not to serve him is to live a life filled with doubt, confusion, and misery buying into the lies of Satan, and falling prey to him. Remember God's Word tells us that Satan is the author of doubt and confusion, and that he is the father of lies.
There are far more blessings that come with living in obedience to God and choosing to serve Him, so many in fact that I could never possibly list them all here. There are also far more troubles, pain, and misery that come from living a life in disobedience to God, and opting not to serve Him, and it is not possible to list each of those here either. We are born with freewill, therefore, how we are going to live our lives is our choice. We must choose one or the other. We cannot live in partial disobedience and expect God to bless us. None of us will ever be perfect as there has only been one who walked this earth in perfection, and that is Jesus Christ. God knows our hearts, however, and he knows whether or not we are sincere in our efforts to live our lives in a Christ-like manner.
God will not force Himself on you or demand that you make the right choice. That is not who He is. In fact, there is a well-known painting that has Jesus standing at a door waiting and wanting to come in, and it is worth noting that the door he is standing at has no knob. The reason for this is that he is waiting on you to open the door, and ask him in. He will not force the door open. I urge you to open the door, and accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior. I urge you to make the right choice. I urge you to opt to live in obedience to God, and to serve him. I urge you to choose God's love, divine peace, joy, forgiveness, understanding, and all the other blessings that come with living for him over the doubt, confusion, lies, and misery that Satan has to offer. If you are honest with yourself this should be the easiest decision you've ever made.
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