You might think that this title is kind of strange. Who in the right mind would choose to live in hell? Yet this is what we do. We forget all the Lord has done for us. We can't remember his promises or what life can be. We are envious of those who seem to have it all together.
You could be wrong. Those people that you think are living in Paradise could be fooling you and themselves. God is not a god of deception and lies. He doesn't change as many think. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. We don't have to be envious of those who have it all together. We just have to realize and reach out. No one has to live in Hell.
I have to ask myself why I continue to struggle. I should be content. I am, according to most of the world, living in Paradise. I have all that I need because the Lord supplies it. I don't have to worry about where my next meal is coming from. Yet I still let petty things crowd my mind. I'm sometimes not grateful and find myself looking up from the pit of despair. I know that sin wars with my being sometimes making me do things I wouldn't ordinarily do. Thus the struggle...
I have a redeemer. I don't have to live in Hell. I can choose to follow the Lord. When I reflect on God's Word I start to realize that he has a good plan for my life. I don't have to struggle. I can rest in him.
Right now it might not seem like your life is going anywhere. You may feel that the circumstances you are in make it feel like you're living in hell. You may wonder if there is any way out. There is. I've been going through a rough patch, but God is with me. I look forward to living in paradise with him.
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