Staying in Love with God

Since I'm working on a piece on Wesley's General Rules I reread Rueben Job's book Three Simple Rules: A Wesleyan Way of Living yesterday afternoon. It's a tiny book – fewer than 70 pages. It's easy to read in a single sitting. I've long grumbled that Job oversimplifies the General Rules,
especially the first. I'll say more about why I grumble another time.
Here's the original language:

There is only one condition previously required of those who desire admission into these [Methodist] societies: ‘a desire to flee from the wrath to come, and to be saved from their sins.' But wherever this is really fixed in the soul it will be shown by its fruits. It is therefore expected of all who continue therein that they should continue to evidence their desire of salvation,
First: By doing no harm, by avoiding evil of every kind, especially that which is most generally practiced, such as: [here follows numerous examples]
Secondly: By doing good [again followed by examples]
Thirdly: By attending upon all the ordinances of God [and again, followed by examples]
Job's summary of these "simple" rules is:
Do no harm
Do good
Stay in love with God

The big change in languages comes with the third rule. Job's simplification will probably
strike you as an obvious improvement. After all, what does "attending upon" mean? I checked
Google NGram and wasn't surprised to see that the usage of this phrase peaked long ago – back
when John Wesley's father was a child:

The archaic phrase means "commit yourself to doing." Job is correct that doing the "ordinances"
listed in the third rule – worship, prayer, scripture study, accountability, fasting, etc. will sustain love for God. If you want to "stay in love with God" are you taking up these disciplines of the faith? Are they part of your life? If they're not, they can be.

1 Corinthians 15:58
Rev. Richard Heyduck