John 14:15 "If
you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
John 14:21 Whoever
has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me
will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to
them."
John 14:23 Jesus replied, "Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.
John 15:10 If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commands and remain in his love.
1 John 2:3 We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands.
1 John 5:3 In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome,
John 14:23 Jesus replied, "Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.
John 15:10 If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commands and remain in his love.
1 John 2:3 We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands.
1 John 5:3 In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome,
When parents ask why their son or daughter didn't do what
was asked, the response is often an excuse. “I didn't hear you,” “I didn't have
time,” and “I didn't realize you wanted it done right away” are familiar
statements to moms and dads.
In a similar way, we tend to offer a wide variety of
justifications to the Father; “excusitis” is all too common an ailment. Excuses
are an attempt to shift responsibility for what we've done (or failed to do) to
something or someone besides our self.
We may fail to achieve God’s plans for another reason:
greed. Selfishness won’t help us succeed in His kingdom. But generosity—giving
as the Lord commands, taking the opportunity to speak words of encouragement,
or using our time to help others—brings blessing.
Acting against our conscience is another hindrance. It makes
us double-minded: We feel guilty over our action but want to continue anyway.
In this condition, we find our concentration diminishes, preventing us from
putting our wealth of experience, ability, and talent into the work God has
assigned us.
One last obstacle is laziness, which is often accompanied by
many excuses and yields the same result: disobedience to God. For example, the
Lord commands all of us to practice the “one another” (Rom. 12:9-16), but
frequently His instruction goes ignored because it takes too much effort.
With the Holy Spirit’s help, we can overcome these common
negative tendencies. Which one is He prompting you to work on?
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