How to Live out the Ten Commandments (Part 6 of Commandment Series)

This is the last post in the Commandment Series.  Click here to go to the first post. 

In yesterday's post, I shared how God made the Commandments personal to me.  By asking me those ten questions, it caused me to truly ponder my commitment to God. Last night, I was sharing those questions with my mom and she pointed out something beautiful.  She noticed that the questions all started with "will you....?" instead of "have you...?"  If God would have asked me those same questions with 'have you' most of my answers would have been 'no'.

'No, I haven't chosen only you.'

'No, I haven't carried your name with confidence.'

 'No, I haven't lived with contentment and gratefulness in my heart.'


God is all about new beginnings.  He knows our sin.  He understands our deficiencies.  He is not a God who delights in highlighting where we fall short.  He is a God of profound grace and inexhaustible love.  He doesn't want us to live out our days with regret.  He desires life for our souls.

Life with God is about moving forward into new life.  It is about stepping into the freedom He offers.
Being in relationship with God is about saying, 'yes' to him and not dwelling on all the times we have said 'no'.  What a gracious God we serve!

As I mentioned in my last post, after saying, 'yes' to God, I found myself asking the question, 'how?'
How can I live out my 'vows' to God?  This is what came to me:
(Again, you will find the answer broken down to correlate with each of the commandments. I have combined a couple of them.)

Commandment 1

 Live with the security that you belong to God. Do not put in question you place in God's heart.  You are His and nothing can separate you from His love.  Nothing.

Commandment 2 and 4

Nurture the relationship with God and grow in understanding/experience of who He is through worship, rest, prayer, reading the Word, and connecting with others.

Commandment 3

Carry the name of the Lord and believe that you have authority and power to act in spreading/living out the gospel message.

Commandment 5, 6 and 7

 Love others deeply and faithfully.  Be consistent with your relationships.  Always pursue reconciliation.

Commandment 8

Provide for your family honestly. Work hard and diligently.

Commandment 9

Make every word you speak count. Keep confidences. Don't engage in any type of falsehood.

Commandment 10

Be content with what you have.  Rejoice with others and their accomplishments. Be grateful always.


I hope you were blessed this week by taking a closer look at the God found in the Ten Commandments.  I want to thank those of you who encouraged me along the way and shared some of these posts with your friends, that meant so much to me!  I also want to thank those of you who simply stopped by to read. I hope you were encouraged in your faith journey.

Come back next week to read more posts about seeing God in unexpected places!

Blessings!