Do Part Deux

It's not only Christians that think of themselves in regard to 'don'ts'- but the non-believers as well. You know, that big list of don'ts we Christians carry around that keep us from having fun? The non-believer is all over that.

And the reason for that is because we Christians are all over that. Don't lie. Don't judge. Don't take the Lord's name in vain.

As I said in the previous post- that is the stuff Jesus died for. It is impossible to think that we would ever succeed in conquering the 'don'ts'- yet we pay so much attention to the 'don'ts' like we think we can overcome them. We can't. Jesus did. By the power of the Spirit we avoid them most of the time.

However, I believe if we focus on what we are told to DO, we would have much greater success avoiding the stuff we are NOT supposed to do. What is that old saying? Idle hands are the devil's playground or something?

Now, I realize this whole thing is more for like, "mature" Christians. People who are pretty adept at already avoiding the naughty- yet slip ups still happen. (Duh, that is why Christ is required.) If you feel you're in that category- you're an adult who pretty much avoids drunkeness, drugs, infidelity, lying, stealing, cheating, and all those other 613 weird laws (see, you need Jesus.) maybe you are ready to focus on DOing. Loving. Putting some works in along with your faith...

Get equipped. Know your Spiritual gift. Know how to listen to God, and hear Him vs. your own brain. Then you can start the Do.