Week #25 - Wrong 2 Strong "2-Minute Devotional" w/ Arturo Gamino

Arturo Gamino from "Wrong to Strong" delivers a two-minute devotional discussing whether it is easier to live as a Christian or as a non-believer. He references various scriptures such as Matthew 11:28-30, Proverbs 16:25, Galatians 6:8, and Galatians 5:22-23 to illustrate that choosing to live in submission to God leads to a simpler, more peaceful life despite challenges. Arturo emphasizes that a Christian life, guided by scripture, the Holy Spirit, and anchored in spiritual fruits like love, joy, peace, and patience, offers a guided path, making it easier compared to a life in rebellion against God.

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Episode Transcript

(00:12):
Welcome to the Wrong to Strongtwo Minute Devotional.
Each week we're blessed to havea new guest share a powerful
scripture and a word ofencouragement to ignite your
spirit and feel your journey offaith.
Let these messages inspire andstrengthen you as you grow
closer to God, and embrace thetransformation he has for you.

(00:32):
Stay strong, keep the faith, andlet's grow together.
We're on a mission from God,from darkness to light and from
wrong to strong.
Hi there, I'm Arturo and I'mhere to share the two minute
devotional from Wrong to Strong.
So I'm reading, uh, this bookand it, there's a question that

(00:55):
asks do you think it's easier tolive as a Christian or a
non-believer?
And so, it gives a fewscriptures and a few questions.
It says, um, so when we chooseto walk in submission to God,
our lives become much simpler.
This doesn't mean we won't everhave problems or that we'll
always get what we want.
Rather, it means that we willfind peace even in difficult

(01:17):
circumstances because we knowGod is in control.
And in response to this,statement, i'll share.
Matthew 1128 through 30, come tome all who labor in our heavy
laden and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learnfrom me.
For I am gentle and lowly andheart, and you will find rest
for your souls.

(01:38):
For my yoke is easy and myburden is light.
So God calls us to come to him,to bring our our burdens to Him
and he will give us rest for oursouls.
One of the things the Biblemakes clear is that a life spent
in rebellion against God isdifficult and filled with
trouble.
Proverbs 16:25 says, there is away that seems right to a man,

(01:59):
but its end is the way to death.
In Galatians six, eight readsfor the one who sows to his own
flesh, will from the flesh, reapcorruption, but the one who sows
to the spirit.
will from the spirit reapeternal life.
So it's clear in scripture, thatliving as a Christian is easier.

(02:21):
There's better consequences toour actions because we're coming
before God to guide us and leadus into the right decisions.
Galatians six, eight, it says,but the one who sows to the
spirit, from the spirit reapeternal life.
And let me read Galatians 5:22and 23.
So what is the fruit of thespirit?
We can see, but the fruit of thespirit is love, joy, peace,

(02:44):
patience, kindness, goodness,faithfulness, gentleness,
self-control against such thingsthere is no law.
So we see if we do submit to Godand we sow to the spirit, we see
what we reap from the spirit andthis fruit.
Of the spirit is again, love,joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness,gentleness, self-control.

(03:06):
Against such things.
There is no law.
And so again, the question, doyou think it's easier to live as
a Christian or a nonbeliever?
And, and that's the challenge,that's the question, right?
Yes, life is full ofdifficulties, challenges, life
is not easy.
But we know that as a Christian,in Christ, as a believer, we
have scripture.
We have the word to encourage usand to guide us, the Holy Spirit

(03:28):
to lead us.
So with that, I believe that,yes, being a a Christian makes
life easier in the sense that wehave a path to follow.
I'm Arturo and I'm Wrong toStrong.