Over my nearly 70 years of life as a child of God through Jesus Christ, I’ve learned a lot about living the Christian life. Some from experiences – good and bad; some directly from God’s word or from the Holy Spirit He placed in my heart. I want to share what I’ve learned with you.
The Christian life here on Earth is easiest when you take it one day at a time. Satan loves to dredge up our past sins and mistakes that we have already laid at God’s feet. He also loves to put fear in our heart with what might lie ahead tomorrow. Put guilt and fear aside and concentrate on what God has for you to do today.
God gives us two ways to counter the stress of daily life – prayer and laughter. My wife and I prayed together and laughed together every day of our long marriage. It helped to ease the stress that would have taken its toll on our bodies and our marriage.
Most of what we experience in our life on Earth is temporary, both good and bad. Even the body that houses our spirit and God’s Holy Spirit will become useless at the end of our life here. Therefore, it is important that we concentrate on those things that are permanent: God, God’s love for you and me, God’s promises in His word, Jesus’ sacrifice for our sins and His promise of eternal life which He demonstrated when he stepped out of that tomb in Jerusalem and ascended back to heaven to prepare a place for us.
Are these the only things I’ve learned? Of course not! But I believe they are the most important.