In Matt 7:13-14 Jesus said, “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate & broad is the way that leads to destruction, & there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate & difficult is the way which leads to life, & there are few who find it.” Prov 16:35 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death. — Why the narrow way? Because, It leads to eternal life! Our nature is to gravitate toward comfort, pleasure, lusts, self desires & greed over Him! To deny ourselves, is not in our nature! To put others first, is not our first choice, let alone serve them! God knows that in our self-centered, sin-filled world there are not many who will care enough to come to Him on His terms. To sacrifice self centeredness, to become Christ centered, is truly the hard & narrow path! Sin traps us on the broad road, but Jesus tells us to resist the devil & he must flee! I am here to tell you, any sacrifice we make, then that will truly be the most gratifying decision that we ever make! Gods ways are higher than ours, so our higher choices just move us to higher ground! What a great place to be when the floods come! Love Mel
