Matthew 7:13-14 13 “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. 14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. In this life we always have a choice to make. There are two gates to enter and two paths to walk. One is wide and easy to enter and walk on. You can bring all your old baggage, everything in this life you want to hold onto

Chastening has a few meanings. Each one we can apply to our lives coming from God. 1. To correct with or without punishment or suffering - same as discipline 2. To prune of excess, pretense, or falseness 3. To cause to be more humble or restrained The Lord corrects us, both in His word, and sometimes through the things we experience in life. We don't like to think of it, but sometimes a hardship teaches us a valuable lesson. Of course, the best correction, the easiest is stra

Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Deuteronomy 28:1-8 1 “Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. 2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God: 3 “Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country. 4 “Blessed shall be the fruit of your body,