god's umbrella

There are some people in this world that believe that God lays down command after command just to spoil the fun of mankind. That’s a completely wrong understanding of the nature of God the Father. He wants us to enjoy this life, but He doesn’t want us to pursue things that bring short-term pleasure and long-term pain. As a result, He gives us commands, not to ruin our fun, but to protect us from the suffering associated with sin. For example, He says that sex is a gift to be enjoyed only by those who have permanently intertwined their lives through marriage. That’s not a ploy to ruin our fun. He gives that command because He knows that casual sex outside of marriage carries risks physically, it destroys trust, it steals something that should belong only your eventual spouse, and it makes something holy into something base.

Think of God’s commands as an umbrella. An umbrella is designed to protect, but it only offers protection when you stay underneath it. God’s commands are designed to protect us, but we only receive that protection when we stay underneath God’s umbrella. Stay under God’s umbrella and enjoy life the way it was meant to be lived.