Most of us don’t struggle because we don’t know what we should be doing as followers of Jesus. We struggle because we underestimate how necessary some of those things really are. We tell ourselves, “I’ll be fine. I’ll get to it eventually.” And yet we live with a quiet frustration—less peace, less clarity, less freedom—than Christ actually promised us. So for the next two weeks, we’re going to talk about two practices that aren’t optional add-ons to the Christian life… they are essential to living free in Christ. Today, we’re going to talk about what it means to abide in the Word of God. Next week, we’ll talk about prayer—not as a duty, but as a living connection that gives life. And I want you to hear this clearly—I’m not here to guilt you into religious activity. My goal is far better than that. I want to convince you that life with these practices isn’t heavier…it’s freer.
