Do

God does not expect me to put into practice the things I do not know--the things He has not taught me yet. And He is always revealing new truths and insights to me no matter how ancient I become. But He does expect me to live out the things He has taught me--old and new. To not do so is deadly to my Christian walk. To not do so leads to a life of stagnancy. To not do so hinders the Spirit's desire to teach me more. To not do so makes me dangerous to those I know and lo...ve--it makes me a builder on the sands that cannot withstand the storms. To not do so makes me susceptible to the insidious idea that I've arrived at spiritual maturity--that I know all of Him I need to know and that I know all I need to know to be the disciple He has called me to be. To not do so makes me a blasphemer to those who know what I claim to be true about Him and His love. To not do so makes me a fruitless branch on the vine, a wandering sheep, a cowardly disciple quivering as I hear the roaring lion. To not do so makes me resistant to the Spirit's love that He desires to spread abroad in my heart. One of the truths I pray that the Spirit will always keep before my eyes is that if I love Him, actually love Him, I will keep His commandments--and that doing so will not be a chore but a source of life-strengthening joy.