It's so easy to disregard spiritual things living in this world. Trust me; I get it! Kids, work, the spouse, bills, worry, illness, etc. - all these things have us so busy & bogged down that sometimes we simply have no time to think about the things we do in a day's time, let alone what will happen to us after we've died! It can be difficult to imagine death and anything worse than what we go through now, but please know, for the unbeliever - those who reject God, the torment they will suffer will be far greater than anything we can fathom!
Do you know how hard it is to sin? The bible says the way of a transgressor (sinner) is hard - Proverbs 13:15. You seriously have to work to go to hell! I mean really, when you think about it, it takes work, time, perseverance & effort to do the wrong thing. My pastor gave an example Sunday: if you are doing drugs, you gotta hide your "stash" so no one will find it & know you have it; you gotta hide for fear of getting in trouble with your parents, the police, your boss or anyone else. All that effort just for a quick high that won't last & has no fulfillment whatsoever (trust me when I tell you there are other ways of getting that euphoric exhilaration you're looking for - ways God won't be displeased with)! If you're cheating on your spouse, you have to hide your phone or emails; you have to hide gifts or receipts; you have to lie about where you're going AND go places where you won't be seen by people who know you or your spouse! It's a vicious cycle of unnecessary crap that makes life a struggle, makes living that secret or double life tedious & difficult! Why go through that? If you were honest and doing the right thing, life would be so easy! This is why the bible says the "WAGES" of sin is death (Romans 6:23)! You WORK to sin, then your pay/WAGES is death! The Message (translation) says "work hard for sin your whole life and your pension is death!"
