I wanted to share my favorite scripture with everyone. I love it when I accidentally find something in the bible that takes me by surprise. 1 John 5:1-5 says:
"1Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. 2This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. 3This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, 4for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. 5Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God." NIV
We often focus on how "difficult" it is to have a Christian walk in today's world. This passage says not only that we can overcome the world, but also that keeping his commands is not burdensome. This is a really impowering statement to me. Not only can I rise above the world, but if I believe that Jesus it the son of God, I can be impowered to obey his commands and to accomplish this without it even being a burden. That blows my mind.
-Patrick
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