Raising the bar

It's pretty easy to become a Christian (sort of), but it turns out its hard to live the life. Some people don't like to pay attention to what God really expects of us, but 1 John raises the bar pretty high. Like these lines:

1 John 2:17 The world and all its desires will pass away. But the man who obeys God and does what He wants done will live forever.

1 John 3:14 We know we have passed from death into life. We know this because we love the Christians. The person who does not love has not passed from death into life.

1 John 3:16-19 We know what love is because Christ gave His life for us. We should give our lives for our brothers. What if a person has enough money to live on and sees his brother in need of food and clothing? If he does not help him, how can the love of God be in him? My children, let us not love with words or in talk only. Let us love by what we do and in truth. This is how we know we are Christians. It will give our heart comfort for sure when we stand before Him.

Sort of raises the bar for me personally. I'd better get to work on stuff He wants done.