1 Joh 5:3 (NIV) β βIn fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome.β
God is not a heavy taskmaster, nor is His will a weight meant to crush us. Scripture makes it clear that what God requires is not designed to exhaust us but to free us. The burden we often feel does not come from Godβit comes from fear, legalism, comparison, and trying to please Him without relationship. When God leads, He carries what He commands.
Many confuse obedience with oppression, yet Godβs instructions are pathways, not prison walls. His commands are expressions of love, not tools of control.
What God asks of us always comes with grace to accomplish it. He never demands strength without first supplying it. Where God sends you, He sustains you. Where He calls you, He carries you.
Jesus reinforces this truth when He invites the weary to come to Him, promising rest instead of strain. Godβs yoke fits because it is shaped by grace. His expectations are not meant to burden the soul but to align it. When we walk with Him, what once felt heavy becomes light, and what once seemed demanding becomes delight.
Serving God is not about pressureβit is about partnership. Loving Him is not laborβit is life. Our God is not burdensome; He is benevolent, gentle, and faithful. His way does not drain usβit delivers us.
Further readings:
Deu 30:11β14
Psa 16:11
Mat 11:28-30
π Blessed Dayπ