God expects His children to live according to His expectations, requirements, or His will. He has standards for us to live by and whenever we are not fulfilling them, He will let us know so that we can make the appropriate corrections. We can choose to correct ourselves or not, but if we do not we will not receive the blessings tied to the acts of obedience. In Genesis 17:2, “The Lord appeared to Abram and said to Him, “I am the Almighty God, walk before me, and be thou perfect.”2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. 3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, 4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations." Please note the order of things here. First, walk before me and be thou perfect and then I will make my covenant between me and thee, and I will multiply thee exceedingly, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. This is very important to understand as a new