{"id":2157,"date":"2020-05-31T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-31T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=2157"},"modified":"2020-05-31T08:44:40","modified_gmt":"2020-05-31T13:44:40","slug":"why-are-gods-commands-delightful-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2020\/05\/31\/why-are-gods-commands-delightful-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"WHY ARE GOD\u2019S COMMANDS DELIGHTFUL TO YOU?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cTrouble and distress have come upon me, but your commands give me delight.\u201d (Psalm 119:143 NIV)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

God\u2019s commands are delightful because they give direction.  In life, we are constantly faced with circumstances we can\u2019t control.  COVID19 is something we can\u2019t control.  We can\u2019t stop the virus from spreading.  Yes, we can socially isolate and quarantine to slow the spread of the illness, but we can\u2019t control it.  Focusing on what we can\u2019t control stops us from doing what we can control.  Focusing on God\u2019s commands is something we can control.  Obeying His commands gives us something we can do.  In times of uncertainty, having something to do is delightful.  God\u2019s commands give us direction.  Direction is delightful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Direction is delightful.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I was in my late 20\u2019s, my life was out of control.  I was not following Jesus.  I had alienated my friends and family.  I was not following any of God\u2019s commands.  Financially I was in debt up to my eyeballs.  Spiritually I had turned my back on God.  Physically I was not treating my body as a temple.  The path of self-destruction I followed had left me desolate and alone.  I didn\u2019t know what to do.  I needed direction.  In desperation, I turned to God.  I found delight in His commands.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first and greatest command God gives us is to love Him, love others (Mark 12:30-31 NIV<\/a>).  In order to love God completely, I renewed my relationship with Jesus.  He is the link that binds me to God.  In today\u2019s terms, Jesus is the wifi that connects my computer to God\u2019s network.  The beauty of Jesus, His connectivity never fails.  His wifi signal is always at full bars.  As a result, love flows freely from God to me.  God\u2019s love allows me to love Him, and others.  God gave me direction when I turned to Him.  He helped me gain control of my life by giving it to Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we submit to God\u2019s commands, we\u2019re letting Him control our lives.\u00a0 We\u2019re saying, \u201cYour way is better than mine.\u00a0 You make the decisions for my life.\u201d\u00a0 For me, when I turned back to God, it meant I needed to make changes.\u00a0 I started to rebuild human relationships as I built my renewed relationship with God.\u00a0 I began to live within my means and pay off my debt.\u00a0 I stopped having premarital sex.\u00a0 My way had not worked.\u00a0 I decided to try God\u2019s way.\u00a0 God\u2019s way gave me direction.\u00a0 Each day, I choose God\u2019s commands over my desires.\u00a0 After 20 plus years, I can honestly say, following God is the best decision I ever made.\u00a0 In His commands, I found delight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choose today God\u2019s demands over your desires.  Let Him have control of your life.  Let His commands bring you delight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question of the Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How has God\u2019s commands given you delight?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Reading:<\/strong> <\/strong>2 Samuel 17:1-29 NIV<\/a>, John 19:23-42 NIV<\/a>, Psalm 119:129-152 NIV<\/a>, Proverbs 16:12-13<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cTrouble and distress have come upon me, but your commands give me delight.\u201d (Psalm 119:143 NIV) God\u2019s commands are delightful because they give direction.  In life, we are constantly faced with circumstances we can\u2019t control.  COVID19 is something we can\u2019t control.  We can\u2019t stop the virus from spreading.  Yes, we can socially isolate and quarantine… Continue reading WHY ARE GOD\u2019S COMMANDS DELIGHTFUL TO YOU?<\/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-2157","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\/2157","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=2157"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2207,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2157\/revisions\/2207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}