God is the supplier of all things. He is your source for everything and anything. You have to trust God for what you need, because only He is your ultimate source. He is the source of all life. The reason you are breathing right now is because of God. The reason you are as healthy as you are now is because of God. So why would you not live in such a way that he would approve of you? It really is silly not to. Why would you not want to please the ruler of the universe in any way you can. You really think you can ignore his wishes and expect to have a good life? That's why I don't understand so many people who deliberately disobey God. I don't understand people who have absolutely no fear of God punishing them for doing certain things. God is watching you 24/7. And God IS judging you 24/7. This concept that God is only love is false. God is love, but he is also just. God is kind, but he can also be fierce. God does not tolerate disobedience. Just because his voice doesn't boom out of the clouds to correct you when you do wrong does not mean he will not punish you for doing wrong things.
God punishes us partly through pain or illnesses. When Jesus healed the man by the pool of Bethesda he told him, "Now go and sin no more or something worse might happen to you." Sometimes our physical issues are a direct punishment for our sins. Not always, but sometimes. The Bible says we WILL reap what we sow. That is a law. God sometimes has mercy on people. He sometimes heals us when we don't deserve it. But generally, we will all reap what we sow.
If we sow a sinful lifestyle, we Will reap pain and sickness and hardship. If we sow goodness and right living, we will reap provision and protection from God.
Every time God spoke to the Israelites in the Old Testement this concept of rewards and curses was expressed. God would tell his people "If you do good, I will bless you, but if you do evil, I will curse you and cause bad things to happen to you." If you don't believe me, read the Old Testament.
For some reason now Christians feel entitled to all good things from God regardless of how they live their life. But no, that is a deception from Satan. The FEAR of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. You can't live however you want and expect God to reward you with all the things you want. We are rewarded by God Based On Our Behavior. If you sow life, and make decision that lead to life, you will reap life. If you make decisions that lead to death, you will reap death. God is the same today, yesterday and forever. He does not change. If you want good things to happen to you, be a good person. If you want people to love you, then love them. If you want people to respect you, then respect them. "Respect is not given, it is earned." And God blessing you is not an automatic thing for anyone. God's blessings have to be earned. I'm not saying eternal salvation, I'm talking about his blessings.
You can't expect to reap good thing if you sow only evil and bad. God does not work like that. Sow good, do good, if you want to reap good things.
Remember to always have a healthy fear and respect of God and your life will go better.
May God bless you all! If you do good. lol :)
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