IN THE BEGINNING

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”

Genesis 1:1 KJV

We know that everything God does is perfect because He is perfect so there was joy, peace and happiness on earth until Adam and Eve disobeyed Him and sin entered the world.  However, instead of pointing the finger of guilt at Adam and Eve, we must remember none of us are perfect.

All of us sin and hurt God but because He is a compassionate, forgiving and loving Father and loves us unconditionally He forgives us when we hurt Him.  There are times when we cause our own problems and unhappiness because we disobey Him.  I believe we hurt Him many times and aren’t aware of it.

I’m reminded of my Mother who said to me many times “Joanne, it doesn’t matter what I say, you’re going to do what you want to do.”  If we will listen with our heart, we will hear our Heavenly Father saying to us “It doesn’t matter what I say because you’re going to do what you want to do”.

Yes, I hurt my Mother many times because I disobeyed her and I have also hurt God because I didn’t do what He told me to do or I did something He told me not to do.  Before you point the finger of guilt at me, search your own heart.  Have you hurt your parents and God because you didn’t obey them?

Jesus told us that He came that we might have an abundant life (John 10:10).  Unless we obey what our Heavenly Father tells us to do, we won’t have a happy and abundant life.  It is time we stop hurting God and start obeying Him.  God has done so much for us and we should do all we can do to make Him happy.

Joanne Lowe

June 25, 2016