This could all be very simple…but you’d rather make it hard…

By: Fred Reid

Are those Lauryn Hill lyrics? Yes but what the devil meant for bad God can use for good! Oh shata! Lol oh seriously though it seemed like an appropriate title. I hope to point out some simple principles from the bible that have somehow become complicated over the years smh

Mark 11:24

“Therefore I say unto, What things soever YE DESIRE when ye pray, BELIEVE THAT YE RECEIVE THEM and ye SHALL have them”

Maybe it’s just me but I missed the part where Jesus said you have to pray really loud, really long, or over and over. The only thing close to complicated about this scripture is that underneath it He says to have to forgive others because you will be forgiven based on your ability/willingness to forgive others.

But hey maybe it was hot that day and son allowed the sun to beat that out of Him (hehehe I crack myself up lol)

John 15:7

“If ye abide in me and MY WORDS abide in you, ye SHALL ask what YE WILL and it SHALL be done unto you”

Welp once again we see a pretty simply formula. Only complicated part here is abiding in Jesus and allowing His words (not a lot of those four letter jawns tis tis tis) abide in us. If that’s still to simple for you, he made it a little more specific that we must continue in His love and up hold His commandments that the Father may be glorified. No where does it say be saved “x” amount of time, have “x” amount of days without sin. Secret to that is once you get saved and ask for repentance and CHANGE Jesus blood washes ALL that off of you AND God FORGETS! What a deal!! :D

People have been getting God’s words twisted from the beginning of time! Like literally! Genesis 2:16-17. God tells Adam that he can eat of every tree in the garden except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil because the day they eat of that tree they shall surely die. However when Eve re-tells the commandment to the serpent (Gen 3:3) she adds in that they can’t even touch it or they shall die. A subtle mistake, but I just want to point out that when you start adding in stuff to God’s will and commandments you are setting yourself up for failure. The enemy will trick you and use this against you. Maybe Adam didn’t properly tell her the way God had told her, maybe there are preachers who aren’t properly telling you the word now; but fortunately you have your own bible and the Lord on your side to help you understand it. Now don’t be lazy!

Over and Out : )