Stop Looking for an Easier Christianity
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There comes a point in spiritual development when we stop negotiating the basic terms of discipleship.
Early in our Christian lives we may not even realize that we are doing this. We will serve as long as we are appreciated. We will remain enthusiastic as long as things are going well. We will sacrifice as long as the sacrifice does not become too expensive.
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Then life tests those conditions. Eventually the mature Christian settles something very important: I belong to Jesus Christ.
That decision does not have to be reconsidered every time life becomes difficult.
Jesus never promised His disciples an easy road. He promised that He would be with them on that road. Once we accept that distinction, we stop spending so much energy wondering why Christianity has not made life easier.
Instead, we begin asking how we can remain faithful in the life we have actually been given.
