Why would anyone not want to follow the true and living God whose wisdom is beyond our understanding, whose love is greater than our capacity to comprehend, and whose sacrifice on the cross in Christ, is what frees us from the penalty and the consequences of our sins? To say that you do not want to give up your present life in exchange for the presence of God is foolish.

Christianity is not a set of rules that are designed to take away people’s fun. Instead, Christianity is an intimate relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ by whom we are redeemed. Christianity is the indwelling of the Lord God within our hearts (John 14:23). And yes, this can sometimes be difficult because God does want us to be sanctified, honest, people of integrity, and to display righteousness. In a world of compromise, this can sometimes be difficult.

It is easier to serve one’s self than to serve God.  If serving yourself is what you prefer rather than serving the Lord God, then He will let you have exactly what you desire – along with its consequences.

Are you saying you must stop doing what you’re doing now if you become a Christian? That means you know it is wrong. Let me ask you something. If you were to become a Christian and God was to live in your heart, and you looked back upon your life, would you say to yourself now, “I did a lot of things I wish I hadn’t done?” Probably so. The Bible speaks about just such a thing. In Rom. 6:21 it says, “What benefit were you then deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed, for the outcome of those things is death.” What you are saying is that God will require you to give up certain things that you like to do. Since God only wants what is good and right, and you say you don’t want to give up what you are doing, then you are saying you want what is wrong.

Will you let your pleasures get in the way of salvation? Is your life of sin worth an eternity of pain? Jesus said, “What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?” (Mark 8:36).