Thank you for this Blog, John.
Carrie’s response was sweet. I loved how the Blog concluded….”To stay in His love, obey.” What better thing is there than that? When I received the Holy Ghost, that is what I received: His mercy for sin and a desire in my heart to know Him and obey. Nothing has changed… He is still sending mercy, and his spirit is still speaking, guiding in the right way.
In the Spirit, I think obeying just equals “responding”. He is the initiator, we are the responders. He tells us (his commandments), and we say “yes Lord.” To whatever. That reminded me of a tender song that the Lord gave me in Louisville, one of my favorites: “Respond”:
https://youtu.be/9zy8yWEeM5A?
His ways to me have always been tender and simple. So, I do pray that God answers the prayers of your heart, for us. That we will be hoping in His mercy always, and do what you (and God) desires for us.
Jesus has really been feeding us through your writings, blogs, remembers, etc. lately. That’s a lot of mercy he’s sending right there. Taking it in is merely responding to what He says. Thanks for these things, and God’s thoughts.
Gary
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