I have never been so frightened in my life, but what I stumped upon this morning had my heart skip twice with a great fear.
Let me ask you; how would you react when you see such a
statement “Do you really love God or you are just scared of going to hell?” I
do not know how you just reacted but I was near tears. If you ask me why, is it
that I do not love God? My answer is simple. I really fear and dread hell after
all the numerous stories I have heard about it, I am sure no one wants to be
there. So if I fear it and do not want to be there I rather draw closer to God.
I am sure the question is “is that why I am close to God so
as not to end up in hell?” I wouldn’t say yes, you know why? Because it is
clear that if you love God you will obey His commandments of which staying away
from sin is mandatory! And I am sure we all know sin leads to hell. So what I
am saying is, if you love God you will stay away from sin and hell would be far
from you. Likewise if you do not want to go to hell you will stay away from sin
and draw closer to God. Yes, the reason why many run to God is because they do
not want to perish. But when they run and God accepts they get to know Him and
they just cannot do without Him because they love Him. They start realizing who
and how amazing it is in His presence.
The question many others are asking is “why then do I love
God?”
I love God because He is my essence, the reason why I am me.
I love him because He is my creator, so I would not be an ignorant fool to
spend my eternity with the devil in hell. I love Him because He raises me high
to more than I can be. So another quote could say “Do I really love God or I am
just overwhelmed by His good deeds?” the answer to that question is, I love God
for who He is. God is generous, He is kind, He is merciful, and He is love. So
if I love what He blesses me with because it is who He is the generous God, the
provider? Then yes I love him and I am overwhelmed by His good deeds.
The rap up of all I have for you is “Everyone that loves God
fears hell and anyone that fears hell runs to God. And when they run to Him
they get to know Him and they discover who our maker really is and they fall in
love with Him. So friends do not let the saying “Do you really love God or you
are just scared of going to hell?” kick you off balance.
Lovely. Really lovely. <3
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