Jesus never said following Him would be easy. He said it woudl be difficult.
People hated Jesus. They will hate you.
People mocked Jesus. They will mock you.
People plotted against Jesus. They will plot against you.
There are lots of odds stacked against you when you become a Christian, but the One who is greater than all of those odds in on your side. In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus says, "come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will giv eyou rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for youe souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." He beckons us to come to Him and give Him all of the bitterness, anger, disappointment, sorrow and other feelings that clog the arteries of our heart. Only when all of the clutter is gone can we experience the freedom and joy that only comes from Christ.
A few months ago I was having a hard time with not taking people's hurtful words and actions to heart. A song spoke to me at a worship service and i asked Jesus to clean up my heart and souls and to infuse it with His life. I saw Hime get an IV and connect it to my heart. When he opened it up, new and fresh life pulsed through my veins and throughout my entire body. Since that transfusion from Jesus, I very rarely get knocked down by other people, and when I do, I just look back on that day and remember His life is flowing through me and I'm back up again. Just thinking about it now makes my heart race and a smail spread across my face.
But, please, don't just take my word for ir. Try it for yourself! Ask Jesus to clean the poisonous clutter from your heart and to give you a transfusion. Dance and rejoice in Psalm 16:11, "You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joyl at your right hand are pleasures forever more." Because God is the only one that matters, true joy only comes from God, not men or women, not children, not winning a game or having a large bank account.
I challenge you to drop the things that are clogging your arteries at the feet of Jesus and to ask Him to instead send His life giving Spirit through your veins. Praise Jesus that He is the giver of new and eternal life!
People hated Jesus. They will hate you.
People mocked Jesus. They will mock you.
People plotted against Jesus. They will plot against you.
There are lots of odds stacked against you when you become a Christian, but the One who is greater than all of those odds in on your side. In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus says, "come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will giv eyou rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for youe souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." He beckons us to come to Him and give Him all of the bitterness, anger, disappointment, sorrow and other feelings that clog the arteries of our heart. Only when all of the clutter is gone can we experience the freedom and joy that only comes from Christ.
A few months ago I was having a hard time with not taking people's hurtful words and actions to heart. A song spoke to me at a worship service and i asked Jesus to clean up my heart and souls and to infuse it with His life. I saw Hime get an IV and connect it to my heart. When he opened it up, new and fresh life pulsed through my veins and throughout my entire body. Since that transfusion from Jesus, I very rarely get knocked down by other people, and when I do, I just look back on that day and remember His life is flowing through me and I'm back up again. Just thinking about it now makes my heart race and a smail spread across my face.
But, please, don't just take my word for ir. Try it for yourself! Ask Jesus to clean the poisonous clutter from your heart and to give you a transfusion. Dance and rejoice in Psalm 16:11, "You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joyl at your right hand are pleasures forever more." Because God is the only one that matters, true joy only comes from God, not men or women, not children, not winning a game or having a large bank account.
I challenge you to drop the things that are clogging your arteries at the feet of Jesus and to ask Him to instead send His life giving Spirit through your veins. Praise Jesus that He is the giver of new and eternal life!
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