WHY THE NARROW PATH AND GATE ARE THE CHOICE WE MUST MAKE

We have a variety of Choices in our lives at all times, but the Most Important Choice we make is where we place God and His standards in our Heart. At our basic core we are a reflection of our Heart, and our desires that come from it. We are made in God’s Image, and where we connect with Him the most is in our Heart. We are also captives to our minds and our thoughts. Logic, knowledge, and experiences will often lead us to Choices that may not be totally in rhythm with our heart. We are truly complex beings in so many ways, and yet I believe that God is most Miraculous in how He Shows Us The True And Simple Path To Life In And With Him. The Simplicity is RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD HIMSELF. In that relationship, God provides a clear and amazing way to live our lives if we choose it. Jesus spent a great deal of His time teaching and sharing the idea that in order to Be A Part Of God’s Kingdom, one must LIVE DIFFERENTLY THAN THE WORLD. In Hebrew, the term I am defining is “Kadosh”. It reflects a Holiness; a place of being “Set Apart”. It is in my mind and heart a desire to BE WHO GOD DESIRES ME TO BE. It means that we are to walk the path and way that God Defines for us, not the world. It is a well defined path that one must be dedicated to, and follow closely to reach the end goal of a life with Jesus, and a place in His Kingdom. The journey begins with Jesus. Belief and Faith in Him. Continually seeking Him. Hearing His Voice and Love in your life.

BUT SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND ALL THESE THINGS WILL BE ADDED TO YOU. Matthew 6:33

AND WITHOUT FAITH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE HIM, FOR WHOEVER WOULD DRAW NEAR TO GOD MUST BELIEVE THAT HE EXISTS AND THAT HE REWARDS THOSE WHO SEEK HIM. Hebrews 11:6

YOU WILL SEEK ME AND FIND ME WHEN YOU SEEK ME WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART. Jeremiah 29:13

WITH MY WHOLE HEART I SEEK YOU; LET ME NOT WANDER FROM YOUR COMMANDMENTS. Psalm 119:2

Most of us have read the scripture concerning the idea that the path to God and His Kingdom is a narrow one. One can choose the Wide Path, seemingly easier, but we are taught that it is the path that leads to destruction. A wide path, where you have SO MANY CHOICES….and YOU are free to analyze, contemplate, judge, and DECIDE, all on your own. Perhaps being swept up in the crowd. Beholden to your SELF WISDOM AND AWARENESS, or simply letting the momentum of Culture and Others decide your fate. Not much Structure, but a whole lot of freedom, right ? MAYBE NOT ! What if this big wide expanse of many ideas, many ways, and many voices actually strangles you and puts you into a place where Chaos is Free To Reign. No Truth. No Foundation. No Standards. No Purpose, No Path…Just a Journey that Narrows and Narrows until you are simply LOST. NO DIRECTION, NO FREEDOM. NO HOPE OR PEACE….. Compare it to a well defined path, and a Guide with a set of waypoints that will show you in great detail EXACTLY what your Path and Purpose is. And….at the end of THIS JOURNEY, you step through a gate into an amazingly WIDE EXPANSE WHERE YOU ARE TRULY ALIVE AND FREE….FOR ETERNITY ! EVERY TRUTH, EVERY HOPE, EVERY DESIRE WILL BE YOURS. It means that You have surrendered your Life to God. Letting Him have the Authority to Guide You and set your steps….doing things HIS WAY, not your own. Walking with Jesus takes us to a place where we ARE SET APART ! It takes us to a PLACE OF ETERNAL LIFE WITH OUR SAVIOR, LORD, AND KING ! Would we really even contemplate giving that up to join a crowd that flows in a state of constant confusion ???

THE UNFOLDING OF YOUR WORDS GIVES LIGHT; IT IMPARTS UNDERSTANDING IN THE SIMPLE. Psalm 119:130

THE STEPS OF A GOOD MAN ARE ORDERED BY THE LORD; AND HE DELIGHTETH IN HIS WAY. Psalm 37:23

SHOW ME YOUR WAYS LORD, TEACH ME YOUR PATHS. Psalm 25:4

ASK AND IT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU; SEEK AND YOU WILL FIND; KNOCK AND THE DOOR WILL BE OPENED TO YOU. FOR EVERYONE WHO ASKS RECEIVES; THE ONE WHO SEEKS FINDS; AND TO THE ONE WHO KNOCKS, THE DOOR WILL BE OPENED. Matthew7:7-8

Look deep into your Heart, and ASK GOD TO SEE YOU AND HEAR YOU. SEEK HIM WITH ALL OF YOUR BEING. KNOCK, and when the Door Opens, rush into the arms of the God who Loves You, and Created You:) Know in your Heart that He is beside you, and start walking down the narrow path that HE has provided for you. I find as I get older that PEACE truly comes when I am walking on the path Jesus has given me. My failures and sins of old recede into the dust behind me, and I look eagerly ahead for the Gate that lies just over the hills ahead, and the Joy of being with Jesus For All Of Eternity. May you be Blessed to find the Narrow Path….and be with OUR KING:). WALK IN PURPOSE/JAA

“ENTER BY THE NARROW GATE; FOR WIDE IS THE GATE AND BROAD IS THE WAY THAT LEADS TO DESTRUCTION; AND THERE ARE MANY WHO GO IN BY IT, BECAUSE NARROW IS THE GATE AND DIFFICULT IS THE WAY WHICH LEADS TO LIFE, AND THERE ARE FEW WHO FIND IT.” Matthew 7:13-14

FIND IT/JAA