The Lonely Road

In our Journey along the narrow and difficult road to perfection in Christ, we discover that it is a lonely journey. Jesus made clear to us that there is a broad road, and a narrow and difficult road. There be many who follow the broad road, and they are likely comforted by the fact that there are so many along side of them. This may be the worldly road that leads to destruction, but there are also turn-offs and exits that are broad with all the appearance of Christianity externally, but no inner change or submission to Almighty God. No "new birth". They remain the same on the inside.  These are those whom Jesus referred to as "hypocrites", and who are also heading towards destruction, or as Jesus Himself described the outer darkness where there will be "weeping and gnashing of teeth"....those who honor Him with their lips, but their heart is far Him.  Jesus pronounces that these hypocrites would be utterly cast out into the abyss.  Does a hypocrite realize that they are a hypocrite?  That is the question to ask ourselves...are we people of integrity in Christ, or are we hypocrites? How can we possibly answer that question unless we are first honest with ourselves before God.  I am not writing for the hypocrite, nor for those who are content with one foot in the world and one foot in Christ. We are to "Love God with ALL of our heart, ALL of our mind and ALL of our strength"...do we? Or have we a "divided" mind? Do we partition off our mind so that we divide our "ALL" into partials.  Jesus said "If you love Me, you will obey Me". That is our demonstration of love...walking in obedience to the Word of God. That is the evidence of Loving God with all of our mind, and all of our strength. But there is then the matter of the "heart".

This blog isn't for the half-hearted Christian, but to my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ who find that they are on a lonely journey of perfection in Christ.  An absolute surrender to the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit in TRUE believers. As a citizen of heaven and sojourner in this world, on that difficult and narrow path.... I am grateful for those true saints who have gone before me, and have shared their experiences which have helped me along the way, but relatively speaking, just as Jesus said, there are "few" who have found this narrow difficult road and who were willing to travel it. Yet, the Lord Himself bids us "come on to Me, you who are weary and heavy laden...and I will give you rest."  This is a labor unto rest, and worth the difficulties.