The Road less Travelled

I went with some friends this past weekend to a men's conference and heard some very good guest speakers. One of the guest speakers was talking about his life and the fork in the road that he encountered early in his life. He was conflicted as to which path to follow, the easy way (well travelled and established) or the unproven way (less travelled and unexplored). He asked Jesus which way should he go? Jesus answered him by saying that he could go either way and that Jesus would bless him which ever he chose, but that Jesus was going to go the unproven way. As I was listening to the speaker I was thinking about a lot of things to which this idea might apply.

1) Work; how things might be different if I had chosen an other career choice.
2) Church; what difference does it make let's do it the same way we have always done it?
3) Family; why is it so important to raise our kids with a Christian influence?
4) Finance; why should I plan for retirement, the world is going to end before I am old enough?

As I thought about these things I remembered what the scriptures say about this very thing.

Matthew 13-14 the Message

"Don't look for shortcuts to God. The market is flooded with surefire, easygoing formulas for a successful life that can be practiced in your spare time. Don't fall for that stuff, even though crowds of people do. The way to life—to God!—is vigorous and requires total attention."

Then my mind went to traveling down the highway on my motorcycle, and I thought now isn't that strange, how I can find relevance between riding and the scriptures. But isn't this what we are suppose to do, find relevance of the scriptures in our everyday lives. I don't like travelling the freeways because of the traffic and also because of the lack of diversity along the road. The freeway gets you there faster but at what cost? The road less travelled will get you there with a greater appreciation of the journey.

We have all heard the phrase "It's not about the destination but about the journey" I think that much of society is all about the destination. The destination is all that matters, get there first and get there fast. The "easygoing formulas" spoken about in the scripture above.

There is much to be said about the journey. There are events along the way that cause us to stop and reevaluate why we went this way and what we are learning. Some of these events are real toe trippers, while others are shear beauty. The "total attention" spoken of above.

If we live our life with the destination only in mind then just think about all the experiences that will be missed. I look at it this way around every corner is a new adventure. The Lord wants us to live our lives as an example not just an existence. ===Skid===