The Myth of an Easy Life | Spiritual Formation with Brian Delamont (Ep. 206)

Should I expect to have an easy life following Jesus? Being a Christian does not mean comfort or ease, as culture would define it. Brian Delamont, Executive Vice President of TeachBeyond, unpacks Scriptural truths about blessing, contentment, and abundance from a Kingdom perspective.

• Deuteronomy 28
• Psalm 136
• Matthew 20:18-19
• John 16:32-33
• “When we face difficulties, when life is not easy, the Father is with us.”
• “Life is not easy. There will be trouble. [...] However, take heart! I have overcome the world.”
• “You don’t give to get.”
• Malachi 3:10
• 2 Corinthians 9:7-9
• 2 Corinthians 1:3-7
• Genesis 2:15
• “Being in God’s creation and working it, taking care of what God had given, is part of God’s original good plan for humanity. It’s not an easy life; it’s a good and meaningful life!”
• Genesis 3:16-19, 23
• 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
• “God knows that an easy life isn’t in our best interest [...] but an abundant life is in our best interest. It’s His blessing, His presence, and His Kingdom.”
• “Jesus does say that we will have trouble, but He is also with us in the trouble, so that’s how we can take heart - because He has overcome, He is greater, He is kinder than whatever discomfort we are facing.” 
• Philippians 4:10-13
• “It’s not easy all the time, and we know it won’t be, yet God is able to care for you, to bless you and to be with you, even when it’s tremendously difficult.”
• Join us for TeachBeyond’s 40 Days of Prayer: https://teachbeyond.org/40days

January Reflection: Am I longing for ease or what God really has for me?

What’s changing our lives:

• Keane: Durham-opoly
• Heather: Great conversations and interviews with applicants
• Brian: Taking more time to breathe and reflecting on Scripture during TeachBeyond’s 40 Days of Prayer

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