{"id":12694,"date":"2025-06-20T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=12694"},"modified":"2025-06-05T13:10:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T18:10:12","slug":"your-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2025\/06\/20\/your-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One-minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hello-June-Instagram-Post-45-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hello-June-Instagram-Post-45-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hello-June-Instagram-Post-45-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hello-June-Instagram-Post-45-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hello-June-Instagram-Post-45.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To enjoy the benefits of God\u2019s promises, we must do them.\u00a0 Living by the Lord\u2019s statutes opens the door for abundant blessings as we consistently do the right thing.\u00a0 However, people who blatantly ignore the Creator\u2019s guidelines will have more turmoil in their lives and not experience the joy that comes from the Lord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moving to an area with strict speed enforcement, I\u2019ve become a better driver.\u00a0 Having received my first speeding ticket in years, it slowed me down. Thankfully, I received grace in the situation and didn\u2019t have to pay it, but I learned my lesson.\u00a0 And, I enjoy driving more than I have in years, obeying the speed limit, and not worrying about blue lights flashing behind me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following God\u2019s precepts helps us enjoy life to the fullest.\u00a0 Knowing that our actions please the Lord releases us from the negative emotions of shame and guilt.\u00a0 Living by the Maker\u2019s rules not only gives us a healthy relationship with Him, but also with others.\u00a0 God calls us to live a life of integrity, honor, and commitment.\u00a0 We will live up to our words, tell the truth, and become a trustworthy ally to those who know us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wicked people lie, steal, and cheat.\u00a0 But those who follow Jesus strive to tell the truth, respect others, and do the right thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Prayer:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Lord,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Thank You for giving us a way to live, and the means to do it.&nbsp; Please help us honor You in all we say and do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One-minute read. To enjoy the benefits of God\u2019s promises, we must do them.\u00a0 Living by the Lord\u2019s statutes opens the door for abundant blessings as we consistently do the right thing.\u00a0 However, people who blatantly ignore the Creator\u2019s guidelines will have more turmoil in their lives and not experience the joy that comes from the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2025\/06\/20\/your-rules\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Your Rules<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12694"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12709,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12694\/revisions\/12709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}