Christianity Is Hard...or Is It?

By Deanna Tapley

We desire to become the person God intends for us to be. We strive to be the best version of ourselves; however, sometimes, we often complicate that process and struggle with the very thing we are trying to accomplish.

God has, many times, used the most unlikely candidates to perform various tasks—for example, when he used a young shepherd boy to defeat a giant warrior. This book is no different. God recruited an unsuspecting, reluctant high school math teacher to convey his design for living.

This book is a unique, enjoyable, and simplistic approach to help us find God’s purpose in our lives.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Mar 29, 2022
• ISBN: 9781662471551

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Christianity Is Hard...or Is It?

Deanna Tapley

Copyright © 2022 Deanna Tapley

All rights reserved

First Edition

PAGE PUBLISHING, INC.

Conneaut Lake, PA

First originally published by Page Publishing 2022

ISBN 978-1-6624-7154-4 (pbk)

ISBN 978-1-6624-7155-1 (digital)

Printed in the United States of America

Table of Contents

Let’s Begin

Satan

A Restart

Only One God

No Idols

Do Not Misuse God’s Name

Our Relation to Him

God’s Goal

A Day of Rest

Honor Your Father and Mother

Do Not Kill

Do Not Commit Adultery

Do Not Steal

Do Not Lie

Do Not Covet

Repentance Plan

Jesus Sent

Baptism

God’s Desire

Guard against Satan

Be Real

Love God Back

Love Others

Jesus’s Sacrifice

The Resurrection

The Holy Spirit

Really That Hard?

Introduction

I had no intention or desire to write a book. So let me tell you about the story behind this book and why I wrote it.

I was driving home after visiting my mother for Christmas. It was a five-hundred-mile drive through some unpopulated land. The radio reception was not always good, so I was driving in silence at this particular moment. Suddenly, an overwhelming feeling came over me. I thought I was going to wreck my car, as the feeling was that strong. The thought, like a voice, came to me: "I want you to write a book. The title is to be Christianity Is Hard…or Is It?"

This started my conversation with God as I said, I can’t write a book. I’m a math teacher, not an author.

He said, "I gave