One-minute read.
During my single years, I tried online dating. Using eHarmony, I didn’t have much luck. Anytime a connection got close to a meet, they would ghost me. At first, I let the dating game bring me down, but then I realized God protected me from the wrong mate. Years later, I can see His hand at work, but at the time, I couldn’t.
As I started to apply God’s precepts in my life, I realized that the Lord didn’t want us to get hurt, so He gave us laws to live by that protect us from ourselves and the actions of others.
For instance, if you study the Biblical diet of the Old Testament, you will find its nutritional value. Eliminating preservatives, food processes, and sugar from our diets won’t hurt anyone, but it will help them live healthier, fuller lives. Not having sex outside of marriage protects the heart from the pain of abuse and rejection. Living in moderation doesn’t let anything control our lives. On and on the list goes of the way the Lord puts guardrails in our lives to help us enjoy it to the fullest.
Keeping God’s precepts will illuminate His wisdom in your life. Meditating on the Lord’s ways helps us enjoy an abundant life under God’s wings.
Prayer:
Lord,
Thank You for Your precepts, which protect us from ourselves and others. Please help us keep them to the fullest and enjoy the wisdom that comes from You.
IJNIP. Amen
