The Narrow Path.....

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Matthew 7:13-14New King James Version (NKJV)

The Narrow Way

[SUP]13 [/SUP]“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. [SUP]14 [/SUP]Because[SUP][a][/SUP] narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

This morning the above scripture had me reflecting on my life....How many times have I taken a path that led me to fear, hurt, anger and hopelessness and asking the question, "Why me Lord?" However, in all those pathway valleys of my life, God was always there, walking the path of life with me had I cared to look up and reach up and take His hand. This made me realize that if I hadn't taken all of the wrong pathways in life...I wouldn't have taken and learned some very valuable life's lessons either and to listen to that still small voice that has been guiding me all of my life. God knew me before I was formed in my mother's womb. He knew my waking and sleeping, my comings and my goings, my failures and my successes because HE KNEW ME.

I also realized that if I hadn't been able to take some of the wrong pathways, I might not have found the right pathways that have led to love, friends, success, joy, hope, peace and seeing the beautiful sunrises and sunsets, nature and the rolling of waves crashing against the shoreline.

My point is, the BDF forum threads are like that too...never know where they will lead or what topic may get added. The threads of the forum are like the poem, "Footprints" as you never know what footprints someone will leave on your heart or you on theirs by the postings.

Blessings everyone!
 
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I have a question... Where is the DOOR we have to pass through? Is it at the start of the narrow path, or at the end of the narrow path? Because God says we should be glad if we suffer for the GOOD, but there is no honor to suffer for bad things. You see the stupid things we do and suffer for, is Biblical, you reap what you sow, and to reap bad for sowing good is a blessing. But to reap bad when sowing bad is no honor.

I thank the Lord, that my life was changed, when I heard the voice. And this Scripture is encouragement for you.... Isa 30:20 And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:Isa 30:21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

 
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John 14:6


Jesus said to him, “I Am the Way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me."
 
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Free look at this one...Joh_10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
 
Th0mas

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Ruth said:
Matthew 7:13-14New King James Version (NKJV)

The Narrow Way

[SUP]13 [/SUP]“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. [SUP]14 [/SUP]Because[SUP][a][/SUP] narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

This morning the above scripture had me reflecting on my life....How many times have I taken a path that led me to fear, hurt, anger and hopelessness and asking the question, "Why me Lord?" However, in all those pathway valleys of my life, God was always there, walking the path of life with me had I cared to look up and reach up and take His hand. This made me realize that if I hadn't taken all of the wrong pathways in life...I wouldn't have taken and learned some very valuable life's lessons either and to listen to that still small voice that has been guiding me all of my life. God knew me before I was formed in my mother's womb. He knew my waking and sleeping, my comings and my goings, my failures and my successes because HE KNEW ME.

I also realized that if I hadn't been able to take some of the wrong pathways, I might not have found the right pathways that have led to love, friends, success, joy, hope, peace and seeing the beautiful sunrises and sunsets, nature and the rolling of waves crashing against the shoreline.

My point is, the BDF forum threads are like that too...never know where they will lead or what topic may get added. The threads of the forum are like the poem, "Footprints" as you never know what footprints someone will leave on your heart or you on theirs by the postings.

Blessings everyone!
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Proverbs 22:6

Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

Proverbs 22:3

The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

Proverbs 10:13

In the lips of him that has discernment wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
 
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i always thought it was interesting that the bible teaches the gate is narrow yet in todays Christianity its taught as long as your beliefs are in the majority you are right.
 
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jaybird88 said:
i always thought it was interesting that the bible teaches the gate is narrow yet in todays Christianity its taught as long as your beliefs are in the majority you are right.
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Jesus said, in John 10:9
I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.
They will come in and go out, and find pasture.
 
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jaybird88 said:
i was totally lost on all this but now that we have a pic explaining it that matches magentas hair it all makes perfect sense!

magenta you are so cool and hip!
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Thank you, Jay, you are ever so kind :) and... LOL :D I have made quite a few images today... well, I don't make them :D I find them, adjust the colour and contrast, add borders, sometimes some other little flourish, and then put a Scripture reading on the template, something that goes with whatever thread I am in, or sometimes I am moved to use a particular verse and then I either find a place to plop it or I save to my computer where it gets lost with all my other hundreds of images. I just finished this one:

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And here is one just for you :D


 
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Magenta said:
Thank you, Jay, you are ever so kind :) and... LOL :D I have made quite a few images today... well, I don't make them :D I find them, adjust the colour and contrast, add borders, sometimes some other little flourish, and then put a Scripture reading on the template, something that goes with whatever thread I am in, or sometimes I am moved to use a particular verse and then I either find a place to plop it or I save to my computer where it gets lost with all my other hundreds of images. I just finished this one:

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And here is one just for you :D


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magenta you are the best. my daughter would have so much fun doing pics like that.
 
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jaybird88 said:
magenta you are the best. my daughter would have so much fun doing pics like that.
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I have an old version of photoshop on my other machine, but here I am using an image editor that is free online that is very close to older versions of PS.https://pixlr.com/editor/ If your daughter has a computer, she could do something similar to her own tastes :) How old is your daughter? Mine just turned 30 :D
 
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To me the narrow way is obviously believing in Jesus and to cancel Netflix and subscribe to the Dove channel kind of like for lack of a better example for a quick post on this thread. Really doing what He tells us to do even though everyone around us seems to be doing otherwise.
 
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Magenta said:
I have an old version of photoshop on my other machine, but here I am using an image editor that is free online that is very close to older versions of PS.https://pixlr.com/editor/If your daughter has a computer, she could do something similar to her own tastes :) How old is your daughter? Mine just turned 30 :D
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mine is 8. we will have to check out the pic site. she likes things like that. matching and stuff, she is always telling me my clothes dont match.
 
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John 14:6

Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
 
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If a person does enter through Jesus, do you think there is ANY dirt on him still? And what about what he will find on the other side? Is there any sin on the other side? I know the Word teaches the sheep goes in and out, but do they get dirty again when they come back to go to the Father again? I doubt it, because that will mean there is no difference to them and the lost sheep.
 
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