Lots of people, Christians and nonChristians alike, think the reason people believe in God/Jesus/whatever is because they're certain it's going to be an easy life. They think that the moment they ask Jesus into their hearts, it's going to be a bed of roses.
While it's true that Jesus doesn't ask much of us, it's not true that our Christian walk is going to be peachy the whole way.
In fact, we are told numerous times that as followers of Jesus, we should expect some people to hate us for no reason.
Jesus didn't exactly come to bring peace to the world. He even pointed out, some of our biggest struggles will be with our own family members.
When you add on to that, the issues everyone faces, like money, work, school, sickness, sexual desire, personal ambition, and the need to be accepted, honestly living a sinful life can look pretty appealing, can't it? But, as believers, we are not bound by the power of these needs and temptations any longer.
What does the Bible say concerning our daily struggles with all of the above? Trust in God.
I'll admit, that's a pretty hefty statement to accept right off the bat. Sure, God may be the creator of the universe and everything, and I don't doubt he's all-seeing, all-knowing, and all-powerful. But, it's hard enough to trust a homework partner to do all their work in an expedient manner, especially when your grade depends on how much effort they put forth. How then can we trust God whom we can't even see? Don't we just have too much going on for God to handle all of it? Like, we can trust God for some stuff, but not for others, right?
I know that's what it's like for me.
Jesus gave us a way to get past all our insecurities.
That's all fine and dandy, but is Jesus big enough to overcome whatever is in your life right now?
See for yourself.
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