Spiritual ADD

"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 is the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." Matthew 7:13-14


We are all easily distracted.  We all have, to an extent, spiritual ADD.  We see something shiny and run after it.  But when we run after the things that distract us from the one true God, we are veering off on paths that lead to destruction and not on the path that leads to life everlasting.  The world we live in has distractions around every corner, so how can we stay on the straight and narrow?

Think of it this way, the Word of God is your GPS and your prayer time with God is like talking to God on  your cell phone.  You are trying to get to God's kingdom but apart from Him you have absolutely no idea how to get there.  To get where you are going, you have to remain in the Word of God (GPS) and in prayer (cellphone).   If you stop reading your Bible or praying to God, then you get lost and start to veer off on other paths.  It becomes easier to be distracted by the world.  Then you start to get cocky and think that you can navigate your way through life without any help from above. When you aren't seeking God, it becomes easier and easier to follow the wide paths that the world has made for you.  We think that we have the answers and that we know how to get there...but we have no idea how little we truly know.  The only way to find your way back on to the straight and narrow path is to read the Word of God and pray to your Father in heaven.  "I am the WAY, the TRUTH, and the LIFE.  No one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6)  The ONLY way to navigate our way through this life is through Jesus Christ.  He has the GPS coordinates and He will talk us through each step of the way.  Why try and find your own way and get tangled up in the ways of the world when you could just submit to the way of the Lord and find true life along the way?


Jesus never said that the road would be easy. What He does promise, however, is that the road leads you out of destruction into life eternal.  Don't think that you can find the way on your own.  Keep your GPS and cellphone charged at all times.  You'll find that when you do, it becomes easier to keep moving forward...

Kelsey J.