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“Enter through the narrow gate. 
For wide is the gate and broad is the raod that leads to destruction,
and many enter through it.  But small is
the gate and rarrow the raod that leads to life, and only a few find it.” –
Matthew 7. 13-14

I’m growing into the reality that this truly is the narrow
way, especialy in the kingdom of America. 
And it’s no wonder that few ever find it.  The superirority of the reality that us as
Christians live in is hard to accept – yet that’s okay all the same.  I suppose few ever really do find it.  Jesus didn’t call it the narrow way for
nothing.  And I guess this is the hardest
part about being home: finding personal time to travel the road is a near
impossibility.

It just seems like the road is gone dark with dim light and
the world around me trumps it with the glamour of neon.  It’s difficult to stay focused when I’m
overwhelmed with sensory overload. It’s funny how the devil tries to rob us of
holiness by surrounding us with distractions. 
Jesus help me.

One of the number one things that I told myself was that I
need to keep this year “holy”.  Number one,
the last 11 months of my life was one of the most “set-apart” things that I’ve
ever done… and it should be no surprise that the devil’s going to want to rob
me of it!  It should be no surprise that
I’m back home and he’s wanting to rob me of MY personal holiness, my Christ-likeness,
and the time that I set apart every day to spend with my Papa.

We were warned that this would happen and the number one
thing that World Race Alumni continuously told us was to “abide in the Vine.”  Yesterday morning that was God’s word to me
as soon as I got out of bed.  He said, “ABIDE.” 
It’s a theme and it’s important for us to be sure to abide in the
Vine.  Jesus says in John, “remain in me
and I will remain in you… apart from me you can do nothing” (15.4,5).  I can’t do anything without Him… anything
worthwhile for the Kingdom anyway.  My
time with Jesus every day is priority number one.  I guess a question you ask yourself is: is it
a priority for you?

And what else in our lives does the devil try to steal from
us?  Jesus warned us and said that Satan
tries to steal, kill, and destroy; the devil will only succeed if you allow
him.  You have to ask yourself if you’re
willing to fight.  I, for one, am willing
to fight.  I’ve been fighting since the
plane hit the runway Friday night and I shouted on the plane, “HELL CAN KISS MY
[REAR], KINGDOM COME, BABY!”