we have been talking here on the front porch about
living up to GOD’s name? and some of you
might be saying, “that sounds like a lot of pressure to me.”
well, if living the CHRISTian life is one big
pressure to you, you’re doing it wrong.
GOD didn’t mean for it to be a pressure.
JESUS said, “I mean for it to be a life of peace, a life of rest. my commands”, HE says, “are not
burdensome. they’re light.”
so what’s wrong?
why does it all of a sudden for many of us feel so burdensome?
the main reason it becomes burdensome is because we
try to do it on our own. instead of
realizing how much GOD loves us and living that life out we take it back for
ourselves and say, “i’m going to plug into my power and make it work on my own
power.”
it’s not going to work. you can’t make yourself holy any more than
you can make yourself a foot taller just by your own willpower. it comes by GOD’s power.
so i invite you this week to realize that GOD didn’t
call you to live this burdensome CHRISTian life. just don’t settle for this burden. just say, “i’m going to ask HIM for the
peace. i’m going to spend this week
thinking about how much HE loves me rather than how much i need to do for
HIM. then out of my understanding of HIS
love then maybe i can begin to do things for HIM again.”
you stop trying and you start trusting. say, “i need this in my life to remind me
that the power comes from HIM.” it’s not
a life of pressure. it’s a life of
peace. out of that life of peace it is a
worthy goal to pray, “GOD make my life honor YOUr name.”
just a thought from the front porch…
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