There are certain things that cannot be explained by science like the way we feel about sunsets, or love. I never thought I would ever go to the Ballet, in fact I didn't even know ballet had a "t" on the end of it until spell check caught it. But that all changed when I met this girl in college. See this girl was a beautiful princess of God (aka a hottie). This girl told me she had always dreamed of being a ballerina (embrace-whimsy). So I did what any gentleman would do, I called my mommy and begged her to buy me two tickets to the ballet. The funny thing is I actually had an amazing time and now have a great story with someone I would have never had otherwise.
What I've realized is love can make you do things you wouldn't normally do. For me just the chance that love might occur made me want to spend my moms hard earned money to go to the ballet.
It's the same with our relationship with God. Is your relationship with God a love relationship or a list relationship? Don't get me wrong we need rules, and guidelines, but if we don't first fall in love with God we won't stick with the rules and guidelines that are apart of worshiping Him. I've learned in my own life that not until I had fell madly in Love with God could I follow rules to honor Him. Guidelines and rules don't motivate people, they don't change people, only love has the power to do that. If you are serious about following Jesus make sure you fall deeply, no madly in love with God first, before you worry following guidelines and rules, because until you fall in love with God you will be trying to do it on your own power and you WILL fail. Let the creator of the universe be your strength. And oh yeah....embrace whimsy. I love you and there is absolutely nothing you can do about it!
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