THe Narrow Gate

"Enter 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.  For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few." (Matthew 7:13-14)

I pushed past the doubt and worry
I pushed past complacency and fear
I pushed past lying voices and darkness
I pushed past it all to wind up here

The path has been near impossible
My ability to see so dim
The rocks and boulders before me
Cause me to focus on Him

I have turned to the right and left
I have stumbled along the way
I have gotten stuck in the mire
I have cursed the break of day

I have been distracted by lesser things
Took my eyes off the path once or twice
I have compared the trials of my path
To the path paved with seeming life

I have been cut by the rocky ledges
I have been gouged by thoughts of death
I have been broken on the rocks of rebellion
I have struggled to take my next breath

I found myself noticing each hardship
As something that halted my steps
That made me yearn for the easy path
One with no detours, pain or death

But this is the path I have chosen
The path marked out for me
This is the path that is hard
And nothing on this path is free

The path of destruction is easy
The breadth of its gate is wide
But all that you find when you get there
Is the truth that was wrapped in a lie

It is easier to quit than to conquer
It is easier to stop than to stand
It is easier to forsake than forgive
It is easier to say 'I can't' than 'I can'

It is easier to follow the crowd
It is easier to just fit in
It is easier to walk with the many
Than it is to walk with Him

It's the easy things in life
That make our path smooth and straight
It's the easy things in life
That drive us toward the wider gate

Do not seek what is easy
But rather choose the path that is hard
It's the narrow gate, the gate that few find
That's the gate that we should charge 

Charge through all of the obstacles 
Through the rivers, through the pain
Charge ahead on the hard path
For all of the loss is truly gain

You gain a hero's welcome
You gain a race well run
You gain the awesome honor
Of your King saying, "Well done!"



Written by Anne Marie Hawke 
September 2019

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