A man who wants to be a good husband can learn how to act like one by knowing all the right things to say. "I love you. That dress looks good on you. Did you lose weight?" Problem is he's doing it all by rote, he's acting; it's not authentic. This is how many believers appear to God when it comes to saying and doing the right thing. They're living this way because they have to, they're supposed to. Let us now consider a man who has true love in his heart for his wife. Doing and saying the right things will come easily. He'll be a good husband naturally. So it is when you have the love of God in your heart. Your words and actions will not be dictated by rules and laws. Your Christian walk won't be an act because you'll be living from a heart that holds genuine love for God. Your motivation and your life will be true. You're God's child for real. Fulfill the will of God by living from the heart of God.
From Message #1236 - Mercies and Sacrifices
Follow God's commandments with pleasure. There is no greater joy than the joy that comes from pleasing God because you love Him.
