having kids is easy. raising kids to become successful and well-adjusted adults is another matter altogether.
i am saying that to say that the same is true in the family of god. the challenge is not in the coming into the family, but in the staying together as family.
just like it was easy for you to be born into this world, so it is easy to be born a second time into god’s family.
none of the work is yours. all of it is god’s. the father wills it, the son provides for it, and the spirit makes it happen. the heavy hitting was all done from above.
all we need to do 