“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to
destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that
leads to life, and only a few find it”
Matthew 7:13-14
Unfortunately, most of us will never fulfill the deepest desires of
God’s heart. Though He has done His best to free us from the false
attitudes and perceptions that keep us from achieving our real potential,
God is often disappointed by the lives of His creatures.
Perhaps you are a parent who has tried and tried and tried and
still your kids haven’t worked out. You’ve tried your best and given
your best, but they still have disappointed you. Sometimes pastors
also feel that way. They give and give and give, and the people still
disappoint them. And often some of the ones who are messing up the
most are the ones to whom they have given the most. Each of us feels
the hurt when the people we love and have tried to help, struggle in
the gutter, their lives in ruins.
In the seventh chapter of Matthew, Jesus predicts that many will
hear His message, but few will follow Him and obey. Many will
reject—or simply fail to accept—the abundant life He came to offer.
Read Matthew 7:13-14 above. These words have saved my sanity.
I want all who read these words to fulfill their potential; but I
know only a few will. Only a minute percentage of those who hear
the message about who they are will ever become all they could be.
Many people will never fulfill their purpose in life. They will not be
who they were supposed to be or achieve what they were designed to
do. It’s terrible to say, but that’s why I’m sharing this with you. If
only I could take my desire and put it into you, I’d do it. But I can’t.
Some of you will end up in the gutter because you won’t receive and
practice what God is telling you. I’m sorry, but it will happen.
Whether you fail or succeed, win or lose, does not depend on God,
but on you. He is ready to do His part if you are willing to cooperate
with His purpose for your life.
God is ready to do His part if you cooperate with His purpose for your life.
