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How many of your decisions are fueled by the fear of God?

I'm not talking about the kind of fear that terrorizes and makes you want to protect yourself. I'm talking about fear that is rooted in love and accompanied by deep and profound respect. This is the kind of fear you are to have with your God.

When trying to figure out that next step in a sticky relationship, do you stop and consider how to honor God? Or are you worried about protecting yourself or someone else?

Maybe if our decisions, words, and actions sprung from a healthy fear in God, we would worry less about what 'this' person thinks or about how 'that' person behaves.

Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' "

Let's keep these commandments in order. Let's love God first and wholeheartedly. Then, let's let that love pour out onto others. When we live this way, we do not fear those around us, but we are able to serve them in love instead.

Tell me in your own words. How would you define it?