E nter life through a narrow gate. Narrow gates have a way of peeling away the superfluous. Wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and it appears to be the way most people wish to go. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life. Not many choose that road. You will not find life in trendy religious movements or even in a church. You find it only when you yourself connect with God.

The metaphor is simple and straightforward. When faced with an interminable wall which stretches out of sight in both directions, and one is confronted with a wide gate and a small gate, inevitably, one is drawn toward the wide gate. The secondary issue is one of convenience. It is easier and more inviting to choose a wider gate. That is the natural inclination. Yet, the primary issue is where the gates lead. If one is more concerned with convenience than one is concerned with where he is headed, then the result is almost certainly destruction. So it seems in life. To let one’s self float about with the current will ultimately bring one to the waterfalls. To focus, to invest in truth, to try, to seek is to see, to profit, to accomplish, to find. The narrower gate requires greater concentration — and offers the greater reward of life. It is a simple matter of discerning priorities.

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