As Christians, we constantly face trials and our obedience to God can be a struggle. From Letha's, "A Beautiful Prayer" devotion, we can truly understand and visualize how Jesus was struggling himself to be obedient to God. Could you imagine being asked to die for everyone else's mistakes and sins? I know I myself am too selfish to die to clean others from their wounds. I wouldn't want to leave my family and friends and I would also be too scared to face such a dreadful tribulation.
Are there areas in your life where you aren't being obedient to God? I know that there are many areas in my life that I have a "spiritual battle" with God on being obedient for His will. We are to focus each day on what God's will is for us and try to live by it! John 14:15 states, "If you love me, you will obey what I command." Therefore, if we love God we will follow through with what he requests us to do in his Word. Do you ever find that hard or that he requests too much of us? Sometimes, I look at the bible and think to myself, how in the world can I do everything He expects of me? When I start to think of these negative thoughts on God's commands, I remember that He only commands these things, because He loves us and wants us to live fulfilled lives of joy, peace, contentment, patience, and love. He died for me and I owe Him everything! His requests for me don't even measure up to God's request to Jesus. Therefore, we should be grateful for what He has done for us and never be questioning why He wants us to do certain acts.
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