There
are a lot of people who resist rules.
The mostly rebellious question every rule that comes along. Sometimes people don’t follow rules because
they feel they are silly, or that rules don’t apply to them. I have trouble understanding why people feel
this way. We are all unique, but not so
different. Most rules apply. I know that sometimes they don’t, and some
rules can be stretched or broken, but it’s not in my nature to do so at first
glance. I have made a life out of
adapting myself to following the rules of the road, marriage, common courtesy,
the law.
On
the few occasions where I have chosen not to follow the rules, I have
suffered. Usually I suffer from guilt;
my conscience gnaws at me. The knowledge
that I did something against the grain blinks its warning light at me until I fall
in line again.
I
acknowledge that my general rule following can be dangerous in the world
today. Not all rules are for everyone’s
good, and there are some situations in which we find ourselves in more trouble
just for following a set of faulty, out of order, or even malicious rules. I need to be careful about blindly following
rules made by untrustworthy sources, or rules made to benefit only a certain
few. When we follow these guidelines we
run the risk of inadvertently harming other people that the rules were designed
to exclude.
The
only rules I trust to follow blindly are God’s.
His rules always supersede any rules that the world has to offer. His ways are not always the way the world
works, but they have never failed me.
When I fail him, I know that I have overstepped, or stumbled over his
will, choosing instead to follow my own.
Each instance of my crossing God’s line ends up with me facing the
consequences of my own actions.
I
should remember that God’s rules are made only for my good, for my
benefit. They are appropriate not just
for me, but for everyone – each one of us will do better when we follow God’s
lead and look to him for guidance. His
ways, his rules, are designed for our ultimate perfection; they will never fail
us.
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Plus God doesnt care when my dog isnt on a leash. Just sayin
ReplyDeleteIn heaven there are probably no leashes. :)
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