DO NOT

Ex. 23….
** Do not, Do not, Do not, Do not…. Sounds like a old lady in a library huh? I can understand how people feel like God is a God that doesn’t want them to have fun or enjoy life after reading some of the Old Testament Scriptures. However, just try raising kids…. Especially during the first few years of their lives…. (sometimes it seems like the first 20 years of their lives..lol). Do not seems to be the most dominant words that proceed out of your mouth. Why? Because it’s a learning time and yes it’s important not to be just saying No all the time so you don’t crush their morale. But if you truly love your children you will establish ground rules for them to live a happy healthy life. For instance, no you can’t put that fork in the electric outlet, no you can’t jump off the top of our two story house using a sheet as a parachute! . …. God new we needed rules for our protection and because He loved us so much, he set rules in our lives so we can live safe and happy and long lives. So we have a choice here. We can either choose to believe that He is a God that is no fun and wants us to live miserable lives by stopping us with rules OR we can believe that there is a God who loves us so much that not only did He set certain boundaries in our lives to protect us so we can live long fruitful and happy lives but also sent His only Son Jesus Christ to die for all the times we didn’t obey the rules. I don’t know about you…. I choose the latter