I'm tired of hearing that the duties God has called upon you, as a follower, you may not like. I'm tired of hearing that the tribulations and hardships we may face on our journey shall remove us of His joy. His spirit is supposed to be so strong in us, that we do His will without hesitation, without holding a grudge, and we do it with joy. If we feel we are being called to do something, and then we do it grudgingly, then something is out of tune. Something needs mending. Something needs repairing. God calls us to live a peaceful life, in Him. A life filled with love, peace, and joy. He doesn't want us to worry. Because of His supernatural joy, which comes from His supernatural and unfailing love, we can endure anything.
Why do speakers have it backwards? Why do preachers speak that a life of God is not always joyful; that we may face hardships. That when we carry His cross, we may experience horrible horrible things. I say now, that these horrible horrible things are defined by the world's standards. Persecutions, beatings, and anything in-between, is of no comparison to the love and joy we feel in the Spirit. That love is what carries us beyond anything. It's a supernatural love. When we live in the Spirit, we are living on the highest realm. A realm beyond any human comprehension, and beyond any worldly pain. So the comprehension of death should be no match to the spiritual comprehension of the life in Him. The comprehension of any 'worldly' hardship is nothing compared to the love that fuels us day to day. God does not want to withhold His spirit from us. He wants us to live in Him, each day. Our bodies are nothing, without the Spirit.
Yes, God may call us to do something, which may result in some form of worldly harm, but He will always prepare us for the journey, whatever it may hold. These sufferings are for reason, not without. The beauty of it, is that these things we face are for the better of us. It's for a reason, a bigger one, that sometimes we may not understand. The Cross that I carry is filled with Love, not Pain.
