I remember how I always found it easier to obey mom when she was watching me than it was when she was away for hours and I was without supervision. The TV would go on before homework was done; chores would be deferred in hopes of playing a little with my favorite toys or reading a good book. In essence, I was being a little two-faced - behaving one way when I was under scrutiny and quite another when I was thinking no one would know. The long and short of it was the outcome - the chores were done halfway and the homework just didnt measure up to the level it could have because I rushed through both! What I think would have been more honoring to my mother was if I had of worked even harder to obey the rules of doing homework and chores first! I was being a kid - totally consumed with whatever distracted my attention the quickest! This is kind of how we fall into temptation in our lives - we get distracted by what grabs our attention the quickest. I wonder just how many stumbles we might just avoid if we didnt get so caught up in the distractions of life and followed a little closer to the idea of obeying even when not being watched? My dear friends, you always obeyed when I was with you. Now that I am away, you should obey even more. So work with fear and trembling to discover what it really means to be saved. God is working in you to make you willing and able to obey him. Do everything without grumbling or arguing. Then you will be the pure and innocent children of God. You live among people who are crooked and evil, but you must not do anything that they can say is wrong. Try to shine as lights among the people of this world, as you hold firmly to the message that gives life. (Philippians 2:12-16 CEV)
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 12:36:06 +0000
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