Love vs. Law

      To tell you the truth, as I sit and think about my past, at the age of 12 I have no idea why I got "saved". I think at that point, I just didn't want to go to hell. That's probably why a good whole month after that, I was back to my old self. I'm pretty sure that many can relate. I had no other reason to want to be saved, so there was really nothing there to hold me. All I ever heard was don't do this and don't do that, so  I thought being a Christian meant that one was not allowed to have fun. I feel as though that is where we make our mistake; we present God's law first instead of God's love. Not a lot of people are being told " God loves you just the way you are" right now at this very moment whether you are saved or not saved. Not many are told "come as you are", meaning come in all of your mess. All we hear is "God wants you to obey Him!!" Well, yes He is serious about His word and yes, He wants us to obey Him. However, He also desires for us to love Him!! THAT is the first and most important commandment. Mark 12:29-30 states: "The first of all comandments is Hear O Israel, The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shall love the Lord thy with all thy heart, and with all thy soul and, with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment." Personally, falling in love with God made it easier to want to do right. Musiq Soulchild has a song by the name of  "Better Man"..." All the love in this world, I wanna give to this girl, because she makes me want to be a better man. All the games I've played are in the past, because I know this one's gonna last. It's crazy how she makes me wanna be a better man for her." That, my friend is what being in love with God feels like; you'll want to be a better you. So after saying the prayer for salvation or saying the prayer of repentence, whatever it's called, start your walk by getting to know who God is. Instead of reading the word looking for all of the do's and don'ts, look for God's character. And when you pray, talk to Him as if you are sitting across from your bestfriend. Be honest with Him. Tell God about your struggles; tell God about your fears. Express yourself to Him because that is what He wants from us. Once you see that God accepts you and that He accepts ALL of you, then you'll fall in love. This love will be the thing that causes the want to change. " I don't want to change for other people. I want to change for God." So to put an end to my long windedness( if that's a word), Following the first commandment which is to love God with all of our heart will make it easier for us to adhere to the rest.
-Editor in Chief- Macy James

Love you and God Bless you!