Do you trust that your life will be better following Jesus?
I had this question come to my mind recently, and it has completely reframed how I, an already devoted Christian, have seen some issues in my life.
Do I really, really believe that following commandments, keeping covenants, and living by certain principles will make me a better person?
Or do I sometimes think that I know better?
We talk a lot about this idea of having the law “written upon our hearts”.
Really believing Jesus with our whole heart.
Jeremiah taught the same idea:
“But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.” (Jeremiah 31:33)
But what does it really mean to have the law, the commandments, our covenants, written in our hearts?
I think it means being able to wholeheartedly answer that first question with a resounding YES.
Believing that 5 more minutes of being in the scriptures and communing with God is better for my life than 5 more minutes of sleep.
Trusting that taking that first awkward step toward reconciliation is better than sitting in contention.
Knowing that turning off that TV show will be better for my soul than the few fleeting moments of entertainment.
Hoping that attending the temple will far outweigh anything else I could be doing during that time.
I would bet that the majority of people “know” with our minds that it’s good to keep the commandments.
It’s good to follow God’s law and keep our covenants.
But Jeremiah is encouraging us to think…
Do we REALLY, deep down, in our hearts, believe that life is better with Jesus?
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
