THE EASY WAY

Don’t be surprised if the things that you really want in life are difficult to obtain! Please understand; there is nothing in life that is truly worth achieving that is easy. Anyone who says that it is easy to achieve greatness is lying! Indeed, greatness requires doing hard things. Losing weight, getting in shape, being successful in business or marriage, or producing anything of real value or excellence will require hard work!

Matthew 7:13-14   “You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. 14 But the gateway to life is very narrow, and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it. (NLT)

1 Corinthians 9:24-27  Do you not know that in a race, all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25  Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26  Therefore, I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. 27  No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize. (NIV)

Those who choose the “couch potato” way of living find out that poverty, obesity, purposelessness, depression, and hopelessness will chase them down!

Prov 20:4 Those too lazy to plow in the right season will have no food at the harvest.

Prov 12:24  Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labor. (NIV)

Success is not a stroke of luck but rather a choice to pursue what God has told you to do with diligence. The path of least resistance does not pay off in the long run! Those who are willing to do the hard work upfront are those who will experience the best future! Of this, you can be sure; greatness comes to those willing to do hard things!

How about it? Are you ready to grab life by the horns and pursue God’s dreams for your life with diligence and tenacity? My dear friend, God wants to come alongside your hard work and empower you to step into the blessing he has desired for you all along! As you go, just keep this in the back of your mind; the easiest way isn’t really…

THE EASY WAY