Life Can Be Difficult...

It's common to think that it's very difficult to be a real Christian...one who sincerely and humbly follows after Christ, seeking to know him and make him known to others. And for sure, if one is genuine about following the Way of Christ, it is indeed a real challenge.

But it also seems to me that this isn't the whole truth, for there is a true cost to not being a real Christian, too. You see, many misguidedly think it's easy to live one's life for themselves but difficult to live for Christ. But as Soren Kierkegaard challenged:

"It costs a man just as much or even more to go to hell than to come to heaven. Narrow, exceedingly narrow is the way to perdition."

I think Kierkegaard's got a good point - the cost is real either way. To depart from the Christ-life is to choose a life of crushing burdens, failures and disappointments, a life caught in the pain of endless problems without depth of meaning or resolution. On the other hand, the cost of following Christ will take all that we have, but it's actually a small price to pay compared to those who don't accept Christ's invitation to real life.

In the end, life can be difficult either way...so why not choose Christ and find real life? What do YOU think?

Lookin' Up,
Pastarod