No Pain No Gain

We all want to draw as close as we can to God. Yet we know from our worldly experiences, that no matter how bad we want to be a singer or want to be a world class athlete, we can't do it without discipline and "pain" - we often say "no pain, no gain" and push forward. This is the same with drawing close to God - he detests sin and the Holy spirit can not fellowship with darkness. "You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lords table and the table of demons." (1 Cor 10:21) Therefor ...