You can be yoked up with Jesus and still try to live on the basis of the flesh.

Jesus said, “Take My yoke upon you.”

What is a yoke?

It is just a piece of wood that the ox puts his head through, and another ox puts his head through. Then the one in charge leads them down the row.

If a young ox gets in there and tries to pull this way and that, or goes too fast or too slow, that yoke just burns his neck and back and it is anything but light.

When we get yoked up with Jesus, if we try to operate in the flesh the way we always did, and try to go our own way, we will be miserable.

Jesus says...

Our sister ministry, The Christian Heart, highlights what people do in their everyday life to show their love for Jesus. Our mission is to encourage Christians to put their faith into action. Here is one of our stories....

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In 2017, my oldest daughter started kindergarten. The school she attends has the highest poverty rate in our district, where 75% of the students receive a free or reduced lunch. So, there is a lot of need. A month into the school year, I sat down with the principal and asked, “How can we help? What is something you are struggling to cover?” Her instant response was, “We need milk.” I didn’t totally understand, but she explained. While most of their students get a free or reduced lunch and even breakfast before school, milk during their snack break was not covered by the program. Since most families couldn’t afford the additional cost, the majority of kids in the school went without milk during breaks...

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