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.

John 14:1-3 1 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. The apostles did not understand at this point what was happening. They didn't understand why Jesus was going to die and leave them. So many times, i