Reasonable Obedience

Have you ever stopped to ask yourself why you obey (or at least try to) God?...Here's a list of the correct answers:

1) Because I love God.
2) Because I serve God.
3) Because I am pursuing God with all my heart.

Those are all awesome reasons, and I hope/pray that you all can honestly say that. Here's a list of my honest answers.

1) I don't want to get in trouble, or punished.
2) If I do obey God, maybe He'll make things go my way.

Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason you try to do what God wants is just to get on His "good side?" Perhaps the only reason you are a Christian is because you don't want to end up burning for the rest of eternity.

Either way, I feel like I'm not a Christian for the right reason. I was raised in this belief system, and it makes the most sense to me, but is that enough? Don't get me wrong, I'm not questioning the existence of my faith, but rather the authenticity and reasoning behind it.

Sorry about a blog entry all about me. Hopefully someone out there (if anyone reads this...haha) will be able to relate. If so, my only advice is to keep searching. Keep asking. Keep the faith...but check your reasons.