But the rewards are so abundant….

Hi CCM friends, I’m so excited to be joining the online world of fellow seekers, lovers and followers. For those of you who followed my column, Faith on the Move, thank you!
The concept there was to highlight good people doing good things for other good people…
Here, the purpose is the same.

Matthew 7:14 says that the gate to life is small and the road is narrow…

When I was younger, I used to think that that sounded almost threatening… that this thing called faith, love and salvation was so exclusive that only the few walking a straight and narrow path would make it to the finish line.
Over the years, as my mind and faith has developed and grown, I’m more convinced that straight and narrow don’t always go hand in hand. I like to think of this road as a winding narrow road, with unforeseen twists and turns along the way, taking us to places and people we didn’t even know existed… and all in the name of heavenly love.
What am I getting at? you may be asking…

Simply this — when God touches us in a way that is life-changing, soul-stirring and mind-blowing, we can’t help but think differently about the reason we’re here and the way we are to love and be loved. I know that personally, I have been prompted to give, give up something or love more tangibly through the prompting of the holy spirit. I think others have been too…

When I look around at all the foundations, organizations and people who are driven to do their part to end poverty, stop hunger, fight for a clean and healthy globe and simply love people with their heart wide open, I know that I’m looking at people who are walking their own narrow road–with one foot in front of the other along all the twists and curves, but ultimately with their eyes and hearts fixated on the eternal blessing to come.

I hope that this narrow road blog can be a place where we can have a conversation about the things in this world that need a visit from a few sojourners along a narrow road… what’s going on today in Africa, the Sudan or your own neighborhood that begs attention? Do you know someone crying for help?

Do you need help to help them?

Come here! Let us know! This is the call of Jesus — to love one another as we have been loved.
Friend, we have been loved, saved, clothed, fed and sheltered…
That seems like a pretty good place to start.

The narrow road doesn’t require that you give, do or be super human…
But a life lived trodding that path will almost inevitably lead you to be, give and do supernatural things…

It’s a new day and a blessed one… let’s share our blessings along this narrow road…

Peace and love,

Caroline