“… the Lord has provided a perfect way for us to keep the commandments almost without noticing it… It works like this: You live life in obedience to the still small voice. If you are aware of its presence, you will hear it. It will constitute many promptings to do something, or perhaps, to not do something. The key is to do exactly as it guides you without hesitation… This is the process…Does it sound like an oversimplification?…
Let us not confuse simple with easy. It is conceptually simple because even a child can understand and begin to apply it. It is not easy because the opposition and opportunity to turn away from the strait way is intense. Every element of mortality is designed to distract and dissuade us. Most everything we take in through our five senses tells us of a more entertaining, popular, exciting, alluring, or economically rewarding way.”~John M. Pontius, “The Triumph of Zion” p.102
How can we be blessed to follow this simple, perfect way? Since this is a hard principle to live, it is best we take simple yet hard steps to embrace this principle… We do what ever it takes to ask the Lord, sincerely, ‘what is my first step, or how do I proceed?’ We are all different which means the starting point for each of us is different. Christ can change in an instant those who had chosen a life of sin and bad habits, yet He will not necessarily do so. There is much needed growth in seeking His counsel to make better choices. The discipline and change learned through consistently choosing Him builds ‘spiritual armor’ against future poor choices. (more on this in the next post) kdm
