Today's Scripture,Always remember what is written in the Book of the Teachings. Study it day and night to be sure to obey everything that is written there. If you do this, you will be wise and successful in everything.
Joshua 1:8
Following the rules can be hard for our youth and especially are teens. You feel you're ready to be totally independent and do things your own way, but your parents and teachers and bosses are still trying to control you with rules that can seem arbitrary or unfair. I spent today washing cars with our youth group and leaders for a fund raiser. I could see how independent my youth were and how difficult it is for them at times to understand why we ask them to slow down or watch out and follow the simple rules we had laid down!
Sure, some rules really are arbitrary or unfair. But most rules exist for a good reason. Take the rules of the road. They are limiting. They don't let you drive on the left side of the road or on the sidewalk. But if you keep within the few limits of the law, you have freedom to drive wherever you want to. The laws are there to protect everyone's freedom, not to take it away.
The same is true of God's laws. They don't exist to spoil your fun, but ensure that you succeed. That's why God told Joshua to study his teaching day and night and to obey it ~ so he would be wise and successful. God wants the same thing for you. Within God's guidelines there is tremendous freedom to live a happy and fulfilling life. Step outside those guidelines, and you might run into a head-on collision.
It's human nature to question the rules. Every now and then, it might even be appropriate to speak up and challenge human rules that seem unfair or not well thought out. But you can be sure that God's rules exist to lead you on to greater happiness. God's laws are just part of his love for you.
Selah people' and friends God's laws are more than simply rules to memorize, God' laws are the way he cares for you. Allow God to show you how much he loves you by reading his laws in the Bible.
"His Peace I leave with you to pass on to others."
Your pastor,
Rev Muston ~ (PreacherPatrick)
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