Deuteronomy

My reading has been sporadic this week. it seems as though the more I commit (in my mind) to read, the more stuff that seems to pop up in my life. My heart is good though.

I have been studying Deuteronomy. As I was reading in Chapter 6, verse 24 stood out to me. Moses as talking to the Israelites about the 10 commandments and when had given them. Verse 24 said:

"The LORD commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the LORD our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today."

I have a deep love for my God, but what does it mean to fear Him. I don't think it means fear as I know it. It has to be like "awe" or "respect." Maybe I don't "fear" Him as I should. Maybe that is why I am not prospering spiritually or financially.