Jesus Makes Life Harder
Yeah, I know I’ll get a lot of flack for saying this, but am I the only one who see’s how extremely difficult it is to follow Christ’s teachings.
Here’s one example (as there are plenty more):
“Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.”
~Matthew 5:43-45
I’ve heard people talk about these verses forever, but I have seen very few actually live this out as if it were a natural way of living.
I mean if you met someone you REALLY didn’t like, would you want to bless them with a Christmas gift? Or a happy unbirthday present?
Perhaps I should use an exmaple here.
Let’s say this man below…
…showed up in front of me at the Mall or even WalMart (which I doubt he would ever visit unless he was campaigning), would Christ expect me to wave and smile at him–or even give him a fist bump?
Despite the fact he is screwing over the economic future of America by spending (tax payer) money faster than a drunken sailer at Vegas? (can you say deficits!!)
Perhaps.
But unless I somehow obtain 10% of Jesus’s love for humanity, there is no way on I can fully live up to this commandment.
– Posted from my iPhone
