Is it difficult to live the gospel, to be a Saint, to give heed to the word of Christ? “His way, the gospel way, . is easy for those who pursue it with singlemindedness. It is more difficult for those who embark on the Christian cause with hesitation or reservation. Those who have charted their course and pointed themselves toward the abundant life in Christ have their challenges, their difficulties, like anyone else.
They meet these roadblocks, however, with courage and perspective, with a quiet confidence borne of the Spirit. Such individuals have no difficulty living the gospel. It is not hard. It is not burdensome.” (Robert L. Millet, An Eye Single to the Glory of God, p. 4.) Living the gospel and giving heed to the word of Christ are only difficult as we seek to hold on to the trappings of Babylon and pay attention to the enticements of its municipals.