It bugs me when people say "I can't do this because I'm a Christian". It is not that we are Christians so we are prohibited to do things, it's way beyond that, it has to do with being in the very centre of God's will. Being a Christian is not about 'how far can I go without falling into sin?' It's more about 'how close can I get to God's will?'
When we live in the centre of what God has planned for us we do one great thing, do not put ourselves in trouble. Trouble comes with lack of wisdom and lack of wisdom is not what God's wishes are for us. It is like a map, as far as you go from God, smaller is your source of wisdom, higher the chance to get in trouble.
God did not create rules to make our lives boring and non exciting, He did so to save us from ourselves, to keep us safe because He loves us.
Being in the centre of His will is to live a free life, worry free, stress free, because we know we are safe. How many times have I told myself 'only if I had listened to my mother' or 'only if I had been more careful'. Why did I get in trouble? Because of my own lack of respect for God's laws. He says honour father and mother, which means if all the times my parents gave me advice I had listened, I would be in the centre of God's will and would not have gotten mysef in trouble.
God is love, and He is wise, He is all we should and must think of. Before making a decision, what would God think of it? Before making plans, what is God's plan?
That's real freedom, living our lives plenty and full of the life He died for.
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