Paul was perplexed!

I was reading in Galatians this morning and read that Paul was perplexed (Galatians 4:20).  Just why was Paul perplexed?  The Galatians were wanting to follow the Law so that they could be saved instead of trusting in the promise of God through Jesus.  They were trying to be justified by their works.  They had everything backwards.  Read Galatians 5:4.  "You who are trying to be justified by law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace."  It seems much easier to follow rules and have a list to mark off as our duty each day so that we can measure whether we are saved that day or not.  But what if we don't accomplish the "to do" list for the day?  We then berate ourselves for not being good enough.  Paul is trying to help us understand in the letter to the Galatians that we have freedom in Christ.  This freedom should release us to behave in such a way that we follow the "rules" out of love not out of duty.  There is a difference.  Our behavior might not be any different but the burden will be.  We will be free.  Let's live a free life today.  Read the letter to the Galatians.  Would the apostle Paul be perplexed about you?