Getting you to do what you don't want to do.

We all have that one friend or that one child, or that one sibling, that gets us to do what we don't want to do. They probably came to mind after reading the sentence above. Mom's you know where I am going with this, if you have more than one child. Kid comes in and says, "Mom can we go to the Mall?" You say, "The roads are bad and we were just there Saturday." Next kid come's in and say's, "Mom can you take us to the Mall?" Again, you say, "No. I am not taking you to the Mall, go find something else to do." Third kid comes in and says, "Mom, can you take us to the Mall?" Then, you say, "Get in the car." It is not because that kid is the favorite. It is because, that kid is relentless. It's easier to take the kid to the Mall than spend the next four hours trying to reason with the child about not going to the Mall.

​I thought about this. We don't just have a child like this, but many have or have had a friend like this. Sometimes, that friend has gotten us in trouble because the things they have gotten us to do were not the greatest moments in our life. But, Jesus. Jesus is that friend that sticks closer than a brother and He is relentless. He is that friend that gets us to do things we don't want to do, but are good for us, and He is relentless.

ACTION STEP: If other people can get you to do things you don't want to do that are not eternity changing, then what is it that you are telling Jesus, "No" to? He is wanting what is good for us. Jesus gave it all for us. He wants it all from us. Before you close your phone or computer and say, "I hate this! This is not right! This is not fair!" I want you to think about something. Is what Jesus went through to save you right or fair?