232 "When you have something like that, you want to be good, YOU WANT TO GO TO HEAVEN" (twitter.com) posted 119 days ago by catsfive 119 days ago by catsfive +232 / -0 76 comments share 76 comments share save hide report block hide replies
took a while, but eventually my love for truth brought me to the fear of God
I've never really understood why we should fear God. Respect, Love, absolutely - but fear?
It doesn't tally with my experience to be honest, so I have a hard time understanding it.
Now, if I was to go off the reservation and set myself against God & Jesus, then yes, I could imagine being fearful, but that isn't happening.
The fear of God is reverence for God, and the fear of offending his holiness.
I have offended, and it wasn't fear I felt, it was shame.
Shame is a much stronger motivator for me than fear, as I don't really seem to experience fear the way other people do. Not sure why.