Make Every Effort to Please God and Receive Eternal Blessings


God calls us to love Him.  But does love guarantee an easy life? 

Doesn’t true love require serving without holding back?

God urges us to abandon the idea of always seeking the "easy way." 

While it’s clear that a life of ease doesn’t truly benefit us, many still choose the path of least resistance. 

This tendency makes people vulnerable to the temptation of slogans like "Easy money" or "Easy success," often leading to great loss and disappointment.

God calls us to let go of lazy thinking and embrace hard work in His service. 

Jesus Himself taught that the greatest commandment is to love God with all our heart, soul, and mind. 

Loving someone isn’t just a feeling—it’s about giving our all, sparing no effort.  The same is true with God.

God has worked tirelessly for our salvation, and the prophets and messengers He sent also labored for the sake of our deliverance, so that each of us could be saved. 

If we, however, continue to seek the easy way and refuse to put in the effort, we risk God's attention fading from our lives.

My prayer is that each of us will commit to working diligently for God, bringing Him joy, and living lives marked by His blessings and glory.


READ THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE: RAPT blog 897 (11/01/2025)


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