My Fries Are Soggy

“Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.  For the gate is small and way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.”

Matthew 7:13-14

When Jesus said this He wanted us to understand that it is easy to go along to get along in life, but that doing this often means that we compromise our faith and our standing as Christians. 

Some actions that are viewed as acceptable are not acceptable when we consider what Jesus taught.  Things like ordering a meal at a restaurant, eating most of it and then complaining that the food was not “right” or complaining about slow service and expecting to get our meal for free, make us look small.  If we are going to complain we need to consider if we really have a complaint or if we are just being difficult.  If we have a problem with a restaurant meal, the time to complain is after the first bite, not after we have licked the plate clean, and, if we go to a packed restaurant, we should expect slower than normal service. 

Being a Christian is not about being tough.  It’s about learning to cut people some slack and watching how we act.  It is easy to jump all over people when we are not happy about something.  It is harder to step back and think about what we should do when things don’t suit us.

The gate is small, but the reward is greater than any small benefit we might receive by taking easy way.