{"id":3556,"date":"2021-04-04T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=3556"},"modified":"2021-03-22T08:00:01","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T13:00:01","slug":"how-god-will-make-you-think-about-your-actions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/04\/04\/how-god-will-make-you-think-about-your-actions\/","title":{"rendered":"How God Will Make You Think About Your Actions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4.4-912x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3557\" width=\"328\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4.4-912x1024.jpg 912w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4.4-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4.4-768x863.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4.4-1368x1536.jpg 1368w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4.4-1823x2048.jpg 1823w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daily Reading: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Deuteronomy%2013-14&amp;version=NIV\">Deuteronomy 13-14 GW<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs%205&amp;version=GW\">Proverbs 5 GW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God sees everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God knows what you do when you are alone.&nbsp; He knows the thoughts you think.&nbsp; God knows you intimately because He created you.&nbsp; You can\u2019t hide your actions from him.&nbsp; You may trick people, but you will never fool God.&nbsp; Whatever game you\u2019re playing, He already knows the outcome.&nbsp; Understanding God\u2019s involvement in your life will make you think before you act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I was single, someone introduced me to the \u201cEye\u201d concept.&nbsp; Because my desire was to one day marry, I was to ask myself this question.&nbsp; \u201cWould I want my future husband to know what I was doing?\u201d&nbsp; In essence, even though I wasn\u2019t married, I was honoring my husband before I ever met him.&nbsp; When you begin looking at your life through someone else\u2019s eyes, you change your behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God is your partner now.&nbsp; That thing you think no one knows, He knows.&nbsp; The beauty of God, He loves you, despite the thing.&nbsp; But just like honoring your spouse means not doing specific actions, respecting God\u2019s role in your life changes your response to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Honor God with your deeds.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ask yourself this simple question before you do something, \u201cWill this honor God?\u201d&nbsp; Immediately, you take the emphasis off of yourself and place it on God.&nbsp; Quick conviction comes when you begin to ask this question.&nbsp; The white lie doesn\u2019t seem so white anymore.&nbsp; Seeking revenge isn\u2019t as appealing as it once was.&nbsp; Disrespecting the bonds of matrimony becomes less attractive.&nbsp; Instead, God births a desire inside of us to please Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God\u2019s presence in your life is nothing to fear. As His creation, He loves you dearly and wants the best for you.\u00a0 In Him, you find new life, one that separates you from your sin.\u00a0 Honoring God with your actions will change how you live.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Think before you act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Three-Word-Prayers-Everyday-Living-ebook\/dp\/B09JT3B6CW\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=18UKNZFIIDIEA&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=three+word+prayers&amp;qid=1635775169&amp;sprefix=three+word+prayers%2Caps%2C69&amp;sr=8-2\">Check out my new release on Amazon<\/a>. Learn how I used prayer to control my emotions and develop healthier relationships in my life. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lord, thank You for knowing each of us so intimately.&nbsp; We are hiding nothing from You.&nbsp; Forgive us for thinking we are more intelligent than You and that our actions don\u2019t matter.&nbsp; Everything matters to You.&nbsp; Help us today to honor You with our actions.&nbsp; Even in our private moments, let us remember, You are with us.&nbsp; We are never truly alone because You are always there.&nbsp; In all things, the glory is Yours.&nbsp; IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">What secret do you think God doesn\u2019t know about you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 minute read. Daily Reading: Deuteronomy 13-14 GW; Proverbs 5 GW God sees everything. God knows what you do when you are alone.&nbsp; He knows the thoughts you think.&nbsp; God knows you intimately because He created you.&nbsp; You can\u2019t hide your actions from him.&nbsp; You may trick people, but you will never fool God.&nbsp; Whatever&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/04\/04\/how-god-will-make-you-think-about-your-actions\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How God Will Make You Think About Your Actions<\/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-3556","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\/3556","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=3556"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3562,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3556\/revisions\/3562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}