THE THIRD COMMANDMENT
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain (Exodus 20:7).
Now this law of life really means you cannot take the name of the Lord in vain. If you try to do so you will fail because when you take the name of God unto yourself and implement it, then consequences will follow. It i s a pity more of us do not realize that fact because constantly we are trying to take the name of the Lord in vain. The name of God is your conviction concerning God. Your idea of God will determine your whole life. If you believe that God is good, God is love, God has all power, God is intelligence, all the conditions of your life will steadily improve. If you believe God is intelligent but not good—I know people would not dare to say that, but people who think that God sends sickness and trouble really believe in a God who is not good—if you believe in a God who has all intelligence, but is not loving, then your idea of the nature of God must work out. Troubles will come to you, and you will not overcome them because you are saying, “God sent this trouble for a good purpose, and I must put up with it.” You will put up with it. Your idea of God cannot be in vain. It will work out for you in accordance with your belief.
There is no one of us who is not limiting God in some respect in his thought and because of that we are going to suffer limitation in some way, for we cannot take the name of God in vain.
Our thoughts and wor ds truly do drive our reality. Whether we actually profane the name of God by using it in negative words and thoughts, or we limit God in the way we believe in Him or think about him, we are manifesting these actions in our lives. We should always assign only the highest and purest thoughts and words to God. We should not use his name to curse others or to wish them ill. Neither should we judge or condemn others using God’s name. Lastly, we should not blame God for our negative conditions or those in the world. He is only and always love, intelligence, goodness, fullness and joy. It is we that are responsible for the rest.
Taking responsibility,
Z Gardener
Good Morning Garden 
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