First Entry

So I'm sitting here ruminating...

And I'm thinking to myself....

Why is it so hard to live a Christian life? Why can't it be easy?

As many of you know I just got married 4 months ago this Thursday and let me tell you marriage is a great thing! However, it's not an easy thing. My wife and I are devout Christians who love the Lord with everything we are. So theoretically two Christians who are married to each other should have an easier time being married than say... two non-Christians.

It's amazing how we think sometimes. That was definitely my thought going into marriage. However, I have come to realize that I cause a lot of problems!!! I'm not a perfect Christian... granted nobody is, but it seems that my personality is not super compatible with anybody else on this planet, which makes living with me very difficult for my wonderful wife.

So what makes it so hard to be married?

The same thing that makes it hard to be a Christian.

Sin


Satan has this knack of sneaking into our lives when we are at our happiest or best. When we are really on fire for God, or we are really trying to live a better Christian life. He comes in whenever we're down and out too. Satan is just always trying to trip us up. This makes life really hard. It reminds me of a Relient K song called "Softer to Me" Basically the song is a question to God... "God, could you please make my life just a little bit easier?"

The truth is we will never be able to get away from sin. We will never be able to get away from Satan's temptations. He will always tempt us and try to make us stumble or fall, but it's how we deal with that temptation that really matters.

Seek God's face in everything that you do. Nothing is too trivial or too small for God. Cast all your cares, worries, and troubles on Him, because He can take it!!! He will help if you just ask. When we are at our weakest... when we are at our worst... never think that God can't take you back. God will always take us back if we sincerely want to return.