Straight from the heart..

Do you have a contractual relationship or a convenantal relationship with the Lord?

Pastor questioned us on sunday. The immediate response in my mind was OF COURSE a covenantal one.

Contractual relationship is one which is bound by duty and obligation. Its because i have to, therefore i do it.

Covenantal relationship however is one that is bound by LOVE for the Lord.

1 goal that i have set for myself before i got here was that i want to spend more time with the Lord. That includes doing regular QT , praying , simply just talking to the Lord. Involving the Lord in all aspects of my life.
Sadly i wasn't regular in doing QT and have made sure that i do it first thing in the morning.
That has been going great and i have been doing that for the past 2 weeks.

The only thing is that i've been doing it coz i have to, because its the right thing to do. ..
but thats not what God wants..

Can u imagine yourself loving this person so much and in the end all that the person is doing for you is out of duty and obligation and not because he/she loves u?
I think i would be like sad man.

That really set me thinking of the motivation behind what i do. Do i serve , read his word, encourage fellow christians because i have to? Or do i do it because i love the Lord?

Contractual or Covenantal?

It should come straight from the heart.