The world will often tell you there’s no point in even trying. Satan will call you a failure. He’ll tell you that God’s done with you. I read some chapters and God has something else to say to these ideas. Contrary to popular belief following God is worth doing.
1 John 5:1-5
“Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and whoever loves the Father loves the child born of Him. By this we know that we love the children of God , when we love God and observe His commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments and his commandments are not burdensome. For whatever is born of God overcomes the world, and this is the victory that has overcome the world—- our faith. Who is the one that overcomes the world, but he who believes Jesus is the Son of God?”
Did you catch that? We who are believers follow God’s commandments and they aren’t burdensome! Not only that we get to overcome the world. The very same world and enemy who claims following God is not worth it and we will fail yeah if we keep following God we get win. We can’t do it alone and in case you need a reminder of who is helping us well I found one of those for you too.
Exodus 15:11-13
“Who is like you among the gods, O Lord? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, Awesome in praises, working wonders? You stretched out Your right hand, the earth swallowed them. In your loving kindness You have led the people whom you have redeemed, in your strength You have guided them to Your holy habitation.”
So there’s a plan here. Like Hannibal Smith would say “I love it when a plan comes together.”
- Believe that Jesus is the Son of God
- Follow his commandments and love his people.
- You get to win in the end.
- God isn’t done with you and I yet.
It’s not rocket science it’s really not.
And next time you think God’s commandments are burdensome read Psalm 119 because the author of that one chapter over and over says he delights in them and meditates on them. God’s commandments are life giving. He wants what is best for our lives.
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