The Way of The Difficult is often The Way of The Wise.

When you do not use your skills, you can lose more than your skills. You can lose your CHOICES & FREEDOM. The easy way, seldom is the easy way. It looks easy at the moment but often costs more than we see in the short term. The seeming more difficult way is very often The way of the wise.

Acts 20:23
“I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me.”

The way of Jesus is no flower strewn path. There are crosses to carry and prices to pay. Sometimes I wonder which Bible, the “name it claim it” preachers read from.

The wonderful discovery is that Christ is worth whatever it may cost in this life.
Phil. 3:8
“Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For His sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ.”

Beware the easy. Serving is serving and rarely convenient.