This Life is Hard

Confession: I have slipped from reading the Bible everyday like I was in the habit of doing previously. I started back up this week and can't believe all that I have missed since I haven't taken the time to read His Word daily. Why is it so hard? Why does reading the Bible seem like such a chore. It gets put on a to-do list, but always at the bottom - the task I never get to. But yet, if I just get the Bible opened, and read the first line, I am so glad I did. Okay, 99% of the time so glad I did - when the reading is cumbersome, sometimes it's a line by line prayer for God to keep me focused so I can get something out of it. But that's not the norm, the norm is it is so amazing to read living, God-breathed Scripture. Why is it so hard?

Truth: The truth is, this life is hard. Choosing Jesus is hard. Why do I think it should be easy? That's what makes the prospect of entering heaven so amazing. I can look forward to heaven, where there are no distractions to worshiping the one true God. What an amazing eternal life that will be.