This is an oldie that I've tried to live my life by...but it's great to have a reminder every once in a while to make sure we don't forget it. Sometimes we get a little too focused on ourselves, and we forget even the easy things that God has taught us.
Matthew 22:34-40
34 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. 35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
I think sometimes we make being a Christian too hard! Jesus puts it pretty plainly here...we are supposed to love God and love people. I believe if we do those two things, everything else will kind of fall into place. We'll study our Bible more if we really love God, because we'll want to spend time with Him. We'll minister to people if we love them, because we won't want to see them hurting and we'll want them to experience the love of God like we are. We'll share the Gospel with people if we love them...not to mention that God has commissioned us to do so.
What I'm saying is this...stop trying to make it so difficult. Show God and the people around you a little love! Do it and see what happens. It might change your life.
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