I wrote this in my journal a few nights ago after reading in 1 John. A few of the verses I read said, "We know we have come to love him if we obey his commands...if anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did." (2:3-6)
"Jesus, I wanna walk like you did."
I was just talking with my friend Jamie about this yesterday, about how normally when we think of obedience we are like "Ughhh...OK fine." Yeah you bring on the stink face, don't deny it. That can be to our parents, God, whoever. Obedience seems like a burden in most cases, and that does zippo in making me actually WANT to do it.
That made me wonder as I read these verses, "How can I come to the point where I actually want to obey what God wants me to do?"
I went back to verse 3 where it says "we have come to love him if we obey his commands." I wrote, "This is different than just 'we know him if we obey his commands.' COMING to know someone implies you know about their character, their motives; you come to trust them and love them."
Ohhh snap. If I had to make a list of adjectives that describe God's character...mmm. What do I know about God? He loves me, gives life, is faithful, patient, wise, understanding, holds me, blesses me...
GOD! I ADORE YOU!!!!!
The only way I can think of developing that desire to obey God is to know Him better. The past years have been an amazing journey for me coming to know the Lord better. But that isn't enough!! I want to CONTINUE growing closer, to continue seeing His character revealed to me, to get so incredibly lost in Him.
