"And if we obey God, we must disobey ourselves, and it is in this disobeying ourselves, wherein the hardness of obeying God consists." -Sermon of Father Mapple in Herman Melville's Moby Dick
This is so good for me, as I've been learning exactly how hard it is to "disobey ourselves" so as to obey God. It truly is difficult but if we don't do it, life becomes destitute and forlorn and the blues set in. We were created to be like God. "You were taught, in regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness." (Ephesians 4:22-24) We are created to do good and if we don't, we suffer. Thank you, Carey, for reminding me of this. j.
This is so good for me, as I've been learning exactly how hard it is to "disobey ourselves" so as to obey God. It truly is difficult but if we don't do it, life becomes destitute and forlorn and the blues set in. We were created to be like God. "You were taught, in regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness." (Ephesians 4:22-24) We are created to do good and if we don't, we suffer. Thank you, Carey, for reminding me of this.
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