Trying Christianity is hard work. It is exhausting to try and be at Sunday worship or other gatherings; we try, but life takes time. We try to pray and read the Bible routinely, we try to give of self, we try to give in offerings, we try to help at the church; we try, try, try, but, after all of that, we seem to go nowhere.
May I suggest—Stop Trying! … The Lord says that it is:
“Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit.”
Zechariah 4:6
God has given us life, Jesus said that the life he has given was for us to “have life, and have it to the full,” Jesus’ purpose, then, is to give us “a rich and satisfying life” (John 10:10). That is the gift of life, for now and all eternally. Trying to make God happy by your own effort leaves you feeling that you’ve fall short—you feel that life isn’t “rich or satisfying.” Instead, stop trying to make God happy, let God’s Spirit work through you. God’s reason for us to be a new creation, to transform into the likeness of Christ is what will allow you to celebrate life, not your efforts. And, only then will others see His Spirit in, and pouring out of you. Allow those who are weary to see more than what you do, let them see “the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Col
Stop trying. Stop trying to live by your might and power, only God’s Spirit working in you can bring you into the rich and satisfying life in which you worship more, fellowship more, pray more, give more, and then celebrate life more. Hallelujah!
In Christ,
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