Two roads diverged in a wood and I —
Robert Frost, “The Road Not Taken”
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Matthew 27:27-46
Having made the choice, from last week’s discussion, to 1) Decide to decide, and 2) Decide to succeed in that decision — tonight we talk about actually going through with the decision that you have made.
(Let them choose and defend their choice between the paths in the backdrop.)
Staying with the crossroad analogy, imagine now that in your life’s walk you come across two diverging roads that will take you down two different directions. Consider these roads as the options that are open to you; the actual steps that you need to take in order to get to your intended (successful/victorious) destination.
- See beyond the natural
- More often, the easier road is more attractive/shiny and new
- Look with hopeful/faithful/supernatural eyes
- Do not conform to the standards of the world
- Focus on the vision
- See further than the moment
- Have the discipline to stick to what you know to be right
- Set your goal posts, and celebrate when you reach a milestone
Jesus tells us that “small is the gate and narrow is the path that leads to life, and only a few find it”.
The narrow path is the starting point of life-long struggles against the world, but the wonderful thing about walking through it is that all the hardness of walking is borne by Christ Himself as He said in the Bible —
My yoke is easy and my burden is light.
MATTHEW 11:30
