Our lives are truly blessed when we follow God and seek after God’s ways. In what ways are we blessed?  We know we have done the right thing even if we suffer in the short term for doing what is right. I have never regretted the times when I have stood up for what is right. I do regret the times when I stayed silent and took no action.

When we follow God, we do not suffer from a guilty conscience. We do not have to remember what we exactly said since we have been honest. When we seek to follow God, we do not have to deal with the consequences that sin can bring into our lives.

Prayer is important in having God guide us into the knowledge of what the right thing is to do. Sometimes we can be selfish in doing things that are good for us but not for others. Staying in conversation with God helps us more clearly understand what we should do as well as not do.

We will not be put to shame when we follow God. Sometimes others may not understand it when we seek to follow the precepts of God. We are to please God so that we may not be shamed by the things we do and say.