Real

Real change is not about just following rules. The change must be something that comes from the inside of us. Many today would like to have as many rules as possible in the hopes to change people and their hearts. However, rules have never really changed anyone. The reality is that the experience that we all have teaches us the "why" for the rules.

"You cancel God's command by your rules. Frauds! Isaiah's prophecy of you hit the bull's-eye: These people make a big show of saying the right thing, but their heart isn't in it. They act like they're worshiping me, but they don't mean it. They just use me as a cover for teaching whatever suits their fancy." Matthew 15:8-9

The reality is that moral change really happens, real change happens, when we understand the meaning of God's commands and change our hearts to match. It does me no good to be nice because I am commanded to be nice. Does anyone really believe us when we do this? But when this kindness flows out of our heart, not because we are just following a rule we and others are truly changed. Real has to be just that - real - being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verifiable existence. Following a rule does not make change real. Owning for ourselves the moral nature of that rule and doing things because we understand the true reasons for acting and behaving in certian ways makes it real. Make it real today. Begin to challange yourself about why you follow certain rules. Begin to think about the reasons why you may do that. Do you really own the inner moral reason, or are you following the rule because it just seems like the right thing to do and it make me feel righteous? Our goal in life is to be like Jesus and I truly do not think he followed any rules. I think that Jesus followed his inner moral compass that broke many of the "rules" that the religious leaders had. Jesus did not do this to just be a rebel, but to show the true and real spirit of God.

Namaste'