Week #25 - Wrong 2 Strong "2-Minute Devotional" w/ Arturo Gamino

Arturo Gamino from "Wrong to Strong" delivers a two-minute devotional discussing whether it is easier to live as a Christian or as a non-believer. He references various scriptures such as Matthew 11:28-30, Proverbs 16:25, Galatians 6:8, and Galatians 5:22-23 to illustrate that choosing to live in submission to God leads to a simpler, more peaceful life despite challenges. Arturo emphasizes that a Christian life, guided by scripture, the Holy Spirit, and anchored in spiritual fruits like love, joy, peace, and patience, offers a guided path, making it easier compared to a life in rebellion against God.

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Welcome to the Wrong to Strong two Minute Devotional. Each week we're blessed to have a new guest share a powerful scripture and a word of encouragement to ignite your spirit and feel your journey of faith. Let these messages inspire and strengthen you as you grow closer to God, and embrace the transformation he has for you. Stay strong, keep the faith, and let's grow together. We're on a mission from God, from darkness to light and from wrong to strong. Hi there, I'm Arturo and I'm here to share the two minute devotional from Wrong to Strong. So I'm reading, uh, this book and it, there's a question that asks do you think it's easier to live as a Christian or a non-believer? And so, it gives a few scriptures and a few questions. It says, um, so when we choose to walk in submission to God, our lives become much simpler. This doesn't mean we won't ever have problems or that we'll always get what we want. Rather, it means that we will find peace even in difficult circumstances because we know God is in control. And in response to this, statement, i'll share. Matthew 1128 through 30, come to me all who labor in our heavy laden and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me. For I am gentle and lowly and heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. So God calls us to come to him, to bring our our burdens to Him and he will give us rest for our souls. One of the things the Bible makes clear is that a life spent in rebellion against God is difficult and filled with trouble. Proverbs 16:25 says, there is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. In Galatians six, eight reads for the one who sows to his own flesh, will from the flesh, reap corruption, but the one who sows to the spirit. will from the spirit reap eternal life. So it's clear in scripture, that living as a Christian is easier. There's better consequences to our actions because we're coming before God to guide us and lead us into the right decisions. Galatians six, eight, it says, but the one who sows to the spirit, from the spirit reap eternal life. And let me read Galatians 5:22 and 23. So what is the fruit of the spirit? We can see, but the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control against such things there is no law. So we see if we do submit to God and we sow to the spirit, we see what we reap from the spirit and this fruit. Of the spirit is again, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such things. There is no law. And so again, the question, do you think it's easier to live as a Christian or a nonbeliever? And, and that's the challenge, that's the question, right? Yes, life is full of difficulties, challenges, life is not easy. But we know that as a Christian, in Christ, as a believer, we have scripture. We have the word to encourage us and to guide us, the Holy Spirit to lead us. So with that, I believe that, yes, being a a Christian makes life easier in the sense that we have a path to follow. I'm Arturo and I'm Wrong to Strong.