simple.

When you break things down, it makes them much less scary. I feel like God is a God of simplicity. Don't get me wrong. He is extravagant and complex but at the same time, He's so simple. The Gospel is simple and it should always be that way.

We (humans) have always made things more complicated than they need to be. God gave us ten commandments and we tried our hardest to obey every single one to the T. Then Jesus came along and made it easy for us. He pretty much said, to sum up the commandments, "love". Love God FIRST, then love each other the way God loves you.

It's so easy but somehow, some way, we make it hard. Then we get frustrated. "Why is it so hard to be a Christian? Why is it so hard to listen to God? Why is it so hard to do everything I'm supposed to?"

I have good news. It's not. All you have to do is love. Just like Jesus said. And I know some would say, "Loving people is hard, they're all jerks." and this is true. We are all jerks. Everyone is selfish. But that's the beauty of it. We love God FIRST. We see his love and we know that he loves us even though we're jerks. When that gets a hold of you, He will give you the grace to love those around you. Even though they're jerks, He'll help you love them.