Following Jesus is not a recipe for getting everything you want in this world. Thats a cargo cult mentality and has nothing to do with the Gospel.
Jesus told us that following Him would lead to tribulation in this world. Not prosperity.
But following Jesus and believing Him does bring one assurance that no matter how bad things get in this life we who believe Jesus will have eternal joy with Jesus in eternity. Believing this brings us contentment. Having Jesus in our lives gives us peace of mind and the strength to face what ever the worldly throw at us.
In this life one who has believed God cannot truly have joy in this world, because we know how far short this world falls compared to what we await for in eternity. We can have moments of Joy but the over all picture of life is not good. Life is a kind of Hell. But with Jesus we can have the assurance and joy of knowing that life as it is now is temporary. Eternity with God is.... well forever.
adstar- can you supply scripture for these statements or is this your walk in life and how you are trying to get me to believe that he didn't -forsake all that i MIGHT have all- owe no man nothing but to love him-by his stripes i am healed of every sickness and disease- be of good cheer he has overcome the world-he left me his joy and peace- give and it SHALL be given-ask and you shall receive -seek and you will find- etc whose world are you living in? in love son of great joy.
the one who has believed god will never have joy he must continue
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