1 John 5:3

[JFSurvivor]

"For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensom." -1 John 5:3

Why does it feel like his commands are burdensom at times? Is that us making them burdensom, the world or satan? And how can we make them not burdensom?

[Riverwalker]

well remember what commandments he is refering to

 

Love God with all your heart

 

and

 

Love your neighbor as yourself

 

these are the new commandments that Jesus gave us and John recorded in his gospel

 

 

those are not too onerous, and when we fall. We get up.

 

Don't get defeated by your failures, profit from them

Edited January 6, 2015 by Riverwalker

[Littlelambseativy]

Exactly RW

[lavey.online]

"For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensom." -1 John 5:3

Why does it feel like his commands are burdensom at times? Is that us making them burdensom, the world or satan? And how can we make them not burdensom?

Yes JF, Sometimes we feel His commandments are burdensome, whenever we go in a way, mostly the way is not the perfect will of God on us. At that times, I suffered a lot such that I could not hear the voice of the Lord to get solution for my burdens. In such situations, God does not speak to us, but speaks towards the problem to cast out that one from our lives ... and when we eagerly search for His presence with praying & meditating ... God does the same as I told above and helps us to realize the thing, that we are not going on His ways ...

 

Then it may be easy for us to set right our ways ... Seek the Lord with thirst ... that's the only solution not to feel His commandments as burdensome ... Amen !

[OneLight]

Remember we are in a constant battle with the desires of the flesh.  That is where we have a hard time, wanting to fulfill the desires of the flesh when we know we should not.
 
Romans 8:5

For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.

Galatians 5:17

For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.

[seandavids]

"For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensom." -1 John 5:3

Why does it feel like his commands are burdensom at times? Is that us making them burdensom, the world or satan? And how can we make them not burdensom?

I would conclude they are only burdensome for someone who still wants what the world offers, I look back when I was young and indeed they were burdensome for someone who was not done experiencing with all the sin's of the world

once arriving at the other side wisdom has shown me the world offers nothing but a facade of happiness and the only true happiness is found abiding in the love of Christ

 

but if you are like me only finding this truth on your own is when it will ring clear, thats one of the sad realities of life is we think somehow for each of us it will be different

[1to3]

1John 5:3

 

Hi JFsurvivor,  if you have already experienced pain and heartache and have cried out to the Lord for help and have felt His presence,

 then know that God can do the same with every concern you have. Cultivating patience is part of growing in understanding.

 

Waiting on the Lord and do not give up on His love for you. He knows of your struggles

and is waiting for you to come to Him always with every concern you have.

 

Give over your concerns to the Lord and He will guide your path.

 

Let go and let Him take control of the situation.

 

If the situation that you are in does not line up with the Word of God, it probably is not the right path you to stay in.

as it will only hurt you more in the long run.

 

When the commandments seem burdensome, it could be because we still want to hold onto things we know are wrong but that we feel hard-pressed to give up.

Bring these burdens to the Lord, ask Him to help you be free from those temptations.

 

Many of our struggles could have been avoided had we listened and been obedient to Gods will over our own.

God knows whats best for us, more than we know .

Turning our will and our lives to the care of God is giving Him a chance to work His commandments in our hearts and lives

 and navigate us to making decisions that align with His will for us.

 

 

Seek the Lords always in everything, and He shall direct you path.    : )

[Qnts2]

Just wanted to add some verses.

 

Romans 8:5For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. ⁶ For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace, ⁷ because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so, ⁸ and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

⁹ However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.

 

That set of verses ends with the statement that 'you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if the Spirit of God dwells in you.'  It also says if the Spirit of Christ does not dwell in you, that you do not belong to Him. I read this to say, we are not in the flesh, if we are believers.

 

What do you all think?  

[clark thompson]

Following God's commandments is the best but also hardest thing to do but it goes against our very nature.

[other one]

Following God's commandments is the best but also hardest thing to do but it goes against our very nature.

Loving God and Loving your neighbor......   what in the world is so hard about that.....