PSALM 100:2 Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
When I first became a Christian, I had the incorrect view on how to serve God. I wished to serve God because I didn't like to go to Hell. But in reality, I believed that God was a strict taskmaster who was either impossible or extremely challenging to satisfy.
Since then, I've come to realize how wrong my assumptions were. Jesus told His burden is light (Matthew 11:30).
True Good News is found in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. God is not a demanding boss! He is the Universe's most compassionate, caring, and understanding being. We should rejoice because we know Him and are loved by Him!
Why did I once have those wrong beliefs about God? Because I spent too much time concentrating on Biblical verses that were meant to make me aware of my need for a Redeemer so I would come to Jesus.
After a number of years, I now understand that God has changed me and that I am not the same any longer. Things that used to tremendously attract me (and were bad for me) don't work any longer. But as I matured in Christ, God brought about this in me. I didn't have to fight my way out of it by utilizing willpower.
Being a Religious believer nowadays makes me SO happy. I've never experienced anything so amazing. I am incredibly happy to know Jesus and be His disciple.
PHILIPPIANS 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.
SAY THIS: It is a joyful thing to know God
