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Originally Posted by mfblume
The way of a transgressor is what is hard. Jesus said his yoke is easy and his burden is light. Man-made concoctions added into the picture is what makes salvation hard for anyone. It could not be any easier than surrendering to the Lord and letting Him live through a person. Man made it hard. Our desire to throw our two cents' worth into the picture is what makes it hard. The longer I serve the Lord, the more I realize it is easier than I ever thought, since I am getting away from flesh doing the work.
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See this is what I don't understand. That goes COMPLETELY against my experiences. When I was "living for God" my life sucked beyond belief. I was miserable, hopeless, beaten down, and depressed. I spent years believing that I was intrinsically flawed, that I was a horrible terrible person because no matter
what I did, it was
never enough! I don't know if I can find the right words to describe how truly dark and bleak those years were.
And now, now that I am living in "rampant sin", my life is the most peaceful that it's ever been. And I am truly content with my circumstances, my strengths, my weaknesses, my limitations. And though I wouldn't mind a little more in the bank, there is little about my life I would change.
Truly I'm not bitter. I have come to see the good that came out of my time and my experiences. There are character strengths and insight that I gained. And it contributed to the person I am today. But I doubt that I would ever be able to agree that it was "easy".