Once you wash away the idea that all God wants is for us to be happy, seriously, drop that one right now, then you are more drawn to the truth.
The truth being that Jesus died for his ultimate reward — that of being eternally one with all men who want that. That will only happen through our singular and unified fulfillment of his will, of following the heaven-sent blueprint.
Then that concept of obedience changes.
Covenant matters.
We’ve signed a contract with God, in his own blood, that says that for the rest of our days on earth we will aim to become so “one” with him, we will “know” his heart of love so well, that we will do whatever he wants. We believed it when we said it. “Yes, I surrender all, Lord.” But then we changed the terms.
Yes, it gets hairy here. This is where all the religious chime in and set the standard of what God’s will should look and sound like. And we’ve distanced ourselves far from that crowd of voices because many times they are an embarrassment to the heart of love we believe God has.
But
I’m still responsible for my own choices. And so
My conclusion for myself is this:
Only when I am fully one with his will can I claim to be fully one with him at all.
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