by Rick Warren
“All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have
left God’s paths to follow our own.” (Isaiah 53:6 NLT)
Everything seems to be a battle.
Nothing is easy. The fact is, life is difficult.
So, why is life so hard in this
world?
The Bible says rebellion against God
broke everything.
It all started back with the first
couple, Adam and Eve, in the Garden of Eden. When God created the world,
everything was perfect. It was paradise. And Adam and Eve had no problems,
suffering, sadness, temptations, or troubles.
But one day Adam and Eve decided that
they wanted to do what they wanted to do. God told them, “You can do anything
you want to in this paradise except one thing.” And what did Adam and Eve do?
The one thing God told them not to do.