Comments on: His Commands Are Not Burdensome

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By: Whitney

Whitney — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:15:57 +0000

I believe that God’s commands are VERY hard when you first become a Christian, because there is that constant battle between who you were and who you want to become. And by attempting this you can be knocked down and even knocked out a few times. But you ALWAYS have Jesus to come to for help. I think that once you have worked hard to live a righteous life, and have just made it a habit following his commands just become easy and everything in your life seems to fall into place!! Sorry if this doesn’t really make sense. I’m speaking as a Christian that really just now learned what it means to be loved by Jesus!! It is a wonderful thing! btw: i enjoyed reading the comments left here…it was nice to get everybody’s different perspective and opinion. May God’s never ending blessings be showered on you all.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:02:26 +0000

Thank you guys for your accurate and balanced handling of the Scripture in response to this question. Well done!

By: mary

mary — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:51:59 +0000

I agree with Elizabeth as well..(way at the top) Gods commands are hard…If they weren’t they wouldn’t be going against are flesh. Also what Kyle said about having the humbleness to admit to God we can’t do it on are own, is so true. We can’t do it on are own…I mean we can’t pray “God help me love my enemies” and then wait for him to do…I mean sure we definetly need his help but we also have to take steps to work towards loving our enemies…We need God’s help, we need the humbleness to ask God for help, and for him to work in us..But we also need to take pratical steps in working towards what we asked him to help us with…So in answer to this, God’s commands are hards but for believers they shouldn’t be…If we have the humbleness to ask God for help and then take pratical steps ourselves…They should be easy…

By: Kyle

Kyle — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:26:47 +0000

The question about God’s commands and the level of dificulty they present is a question that has been brought to my attention rather frequently in the past couple of weeks.

Evangelist Bill Rice III, evangelist at the Bill Rice Ranch (a church camp in Murfreesboro, Tennesse), explains quite clearly that following God and what he commands isn’t a easy path to take. The question that should be asked of all Christians is where you’re looking to obey those commands.

Are you looking to God for strength and guidance? Are you realizing that you can’t do his commands under your own mortal power? If not, you’re probably thinking “I’m okay. I can do this on my own. I don’t need anyone’s help in my life.” Its not a thought that you realize you’re having initially, but its there nonetheless. If you think you can live as a strong Christian on your own, you’re had. Thinking that you can obey God’s commands without His help is something that can be explained very easily. Its something called pride.

In James 4:10, it says “Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up.” What that verse is saying is that all Christians should know that they are not capable of living a life with God on their own. They need help from Him. If you don’t realize that, then you are acting proud, and earlier in James 4 it says that “God resisteth the proud” (James 4:6). We can’t have pride in our lives to be good Christians. We must have the humbleness to admit to God that we can’t do it on our own.

So, God’s commands are hard, but if you know that you can’t do it on your own, and pray for God’s help to give you the strength to follow Him, the commands will be easier to do. With pride in your life you’re walking through life on your own. But with a humble heart you are walking with God, and he will never reject you.

By: Lauren Shieldmaiden

Lauren Shieldmaiden — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:59:39 +0000

I’m grateful to the commenter who originally asked the question.

Do I believe God’s commands are burdensome?

Used to, I would have said, “no.” because I’m not supposed to disagree with the Bible. Inwardly though, I believed and acted on, “Yes, His commands are a burden.” Now, I have learned to be more honest about what I really believe is true and ask God to renew my mind until what I most deeply believe lines up with the Truth.

I think we unanimously agree that God’s commands are not easy. But, are they burdensome?

I was thinking of the analogy of a hike or a mountain climb. I love to hike, and I like to be stretched to go farther than I thought possible. I prefer a hike that isn’t easy; I thrill to try a harder one. Just because it is hard does not make it burdensome to me.

I think I previously viewed God’s commands as more of a death march. I didn’t believe in my deepest heart that God approved of me, no matter how many commands I kept there was always a failure. I was taught to look more closely at my failures than at God’s ability and love. I believed that no matter how hard I tried, or how much faith I had, or how much I wanted to love God, He was going to stretch the hike out until I dropped by the side and then accuse me of failing. That is burdensome.

I didn’t realize that I didn’t know God’s love. When I experienced His love, that is when His commands were no longer a burden. It is true that failure happens, but that is no longer my focus. Obedience is absolutely necessary, but I don’t focus on that either. God, Himself, has become my focus and I find that everything else really is added to me. His commands are not burdensome.