When we read the bible we look at as though God is showing us all the things we shouldn't do. We view it as though we have a list of sins and as long as we don't commit those sins we must be okay. So we strive as hard as we can to not mess up and have sin in our life.

But then God will come along and lay something on our heart. It might be to offer to buy lunch for a friend or even a co-worker we don't really care for. He might ask us to go and mow the yard of a neighbor who has been anything but friendly to us since we moved in.

When these thoughts make their way to our heart we will make a decision. Many times we will walk away from God's instruction with the excuse on why we shouldn't do it and then just pass it off as nothing. But the bible is very clear that it's more than nothing - it's sin!

James 4:17 - "Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin."

We can strive to do the things that we know is wrong that we consider bad things. But another sin we must watch out for this week is the sin of not doing good when we are prompted by God.

Prayer: "God, we hate sin and we strive to keep sin out of our life. Help us realize today that it could come by way of us not honoring your request. Help us to please you today whatever the cost"