CHRISTIANITY IS NOT A BED OF ROSES

A man saw Jesus and declared he wanted to follow him. He must have seen some of the miracles Jesus performed or heard about them. He must have heard so much about Jesus. So, he just wanted to be part of this happening thing. But his declaration was met by a reply he would not have envisaged. Jesus revealed to him the nature of the ministry he wanted to join. It was not a ministry of comfort or pleasure. The son of man did not have a place to lay his head. That was the last time we read about that man in the scripture. He must have been so disappointed that he lost interest in Jesus’ ministry.

Discipleship is not a bed of roses. It is not a vocation of comfort. It is a vocation of commitment. Anyone who prefers to remain a Christian must be ready to put themselves within the structure of submissiveness to God. Such a person must erase false expectations and assumptions about Christianity. Such assumptions that life isn’t tough for a Christian should be confronted rightly. The storms don’t stop by the fact of giving one’s life to Jesus .the difficulties of life don’t cease; sufferings don’t disappear; life doesn’t turn blissful suddenly. These are wrong expectations that should be corrected. When peoples’ minds are fed with these venoms, it becomes difficult for them to explain why they should have temptations; why they should suffer, and the presence of predicament is viewed as a sign of unseriousness with God.

God wants you to know that  a Christian can be sick and still loves God; a man who loves God so much can also have his prayers unanswered some times; a true  child of God can be disappointed at times,. A person can still persevere through difficult circumstances and life’s disappointments and unanswered prayers and even unfulfilled expectations, but remains zealous in their Christian faith. Christianity is not a bed of roses .it is about commitment with God, come rain, come sun. it is a determination to keep focus on Jesus without fluctuating.

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