“13Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. 14For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.” – Matthew 7:13-14 (ESV)
When I read the verses above, remember attributing the words “easy” and “hard” more than any other. There is an easy and a hard way to get there.
I recently finished reading the book “The Slight Edge” (Jeff Olson), and the premise of the book is that “steady wins the race”. Doing the little things continuously over time leads to success. Here Jesus introduced us to that principle long ago.
It is not that the way to a successful life is hard, we must remain consistent over time to realize it. Taking the quick shortcut may give us a short term win, but true victory comes from taking the steady route.
I think of traffic on my commute. There is construction that is ongoing. My peers (other drivers) are, like me, all looking for the way to alleviate the pain of sitting in traffic. Some find temporary relief as thy jump on the service road and speed ahead, only to find the light at the next intersection is only let three cars at a time through. Meanwhile those of us that stayed on the highway may be travelling slowly, at least we are moving forward.
We have choices to make in life and those choices directly impact the experience we have. We can choose to speed ahead or steadily work through forward.
Are you looking for the quick way through? Are you searching for the next big thing in hopes of a relief of some kind? Or, are you patiently taking the steady route forward to life?
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