Well, I try to follow A LOT of the commandments from the Bible, both the NT and the OT. Do not lie; do not steal; do not murder; treat people the way you'd want to be treated; do not judge; love thy neighbor; forgive unto others, so that you may be forgiven by your Father in Heaven, etc. And, oh yes, Fear the Lord! Yessir, yessir! I really really do.
As mere mortal beings, I believe, a god (which God and Christ are) should be feared and revered with trembling and long-suffering.
Believe you me, it happened to me. I've experienced many visions and dreams and visits from Christ in my lifetime. Many times I have been shown that my salvation was in good standing through the years. Then one day Christ appeared right before I was about to make a misstep in life, concerning a new love interest. Through a symbol of a cross that was tethering on the ledge of a large bookcase, Christ revealed to me that if I did not abandon my fleshly desires that instant and refocus my energy on Him, then I'd lose my spot in heaven. So I obeyed.
Believe you me, I got down on my knees and prayed that instant. I went around telling everybody the next day that I was not going to pursue a relationship with that dude b/c I FEAR THE LORD. <<<< Exact quote. Everybody said you might be making too big a deal of things; He seems like a nice guy, give him a chance; Maybe you misinterpreted the vision, etc. I would reply, you don't get it. I FEAR THE LORD!!! But in a good way, of course.
I could not be moved. I remained obedient. I ceased all contact with the dude. Remained steadfast in prayer for two weeks straight, then received another vision. This time Christ stood before me, we held hands, and an endless flock of sparrows poured from our hearts and soared into the sky. It was a positive affirmation that I had triumphed in this moment of trial.
Later my resolve and my faith in God impressed all the naysayers when it was revealed that this dude was all wrong for me. He ended up contacting me a month or so later, out of the blue. At first, to everyone around it seemed like I might have initially overreacted. He was saying all the right things. "I'll be the new favorite son-in-law; I can see us growing old together; I want to set you up in a nice big house and buy you a porsche, etc. Give me a try... you won't regret it!"
But as I got to know him, his attitude drastically changed. "I'll never get your hair or nails done; You better have your own money for those things, etc." Red flags immediately flew up and I immediately cut it off with him a second time around. Eternally grateful that nothing physical transpired and it is all b/c of my FEAR in the Lord.
God is good all the time; All the time God is good.
