Our street is in the process of being transformed. For weeks driving home has been a pain. Trucks, men in bright yellow vests, and neon orange blockades everywhere. Running on my street this morning caked my athletic shoes in gravel and loose dirt. It's a mess.
I took a different route this morning on my run, however, and an unexpected turn found me on a finished street. Construction was finished here, and the road was perfect. I was surprised with the little bubble of joy that hit me to be running on smooth, clean blacktop.
"The gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult..." Maybe when Jesus said those words, Israel was undergoing construction, too. Maybe new roads were being built and smoothed. People walked everywhere in those days, and so a bumpy, rocky road was no doubt annoying. I can imagine most roads were annoying...
My street is narrow right now because of the construction work, but soon it will be finished. Flawless. Isn't that what God is going to do for our paths in life? They may be rocky now; the dust and detours may overwhelm, discourage. Sometimes we might wish we were taking the easier route.
But trust God with your narrow way. The rocky road leads to the best destination... and God will get you through the mess. Construction is only for a season.
I like this. At first when I read the first sentence of the last paragraph I thought it said,"best destruction..." rather than best destination!
ReplyDeleteNeedless to say, I was pretty confused.