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The Good Shepherd leads His sheep beside still waters. He restores their souls. He leads them in paths of righteousness. But those paths of righteousness are not always smooth. Walking with God may even be difficult, at times.
As Kid President put it, when you take the road less traveled, it is HARD. There are stones and thorns; it is not easy. And as he states in this video, which I often quote, “Not cool, Robert Frost!” The poem by Robert Frost, included below, is a picturesque description of what God first described in Matthew 7:13-14.
13 “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. 14 For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. (Matt. 7:13-14)
Our first choice would not be a path that we know is more difficult. Yet I would rather walk with God through challenging times than walk alone on a smooth path.
The same God that leads us beside still waters also accompanies us through the valley of the shadow of death. We need not fear. He is our comfort.
Think back over your time of walking with God... we can see how He never left us, no matter how many times we stumbled or fell. We grow through the hard times. And our choice to continue to walk with Him makes all the difference.
Lord, direct my path beside still waters, please. But if I must traverse a valley or survive a defeat, endure a hardship or face my enemies, may I always remember how You, the Good Shepherd, faithfully walk with me on the road less traveled. And You have made all the difference.
The Road Not Taken/Less Traveled, by Robert Frost
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
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A dear Cuban friend and Christian sister passed away over the weekend from cancer. Also, over the weekend, a 102-year-old faithful Venezuelan Christian sister completed her journey here on earth. Both women are at peace, with no more suffering.
And on Saturday, we celebrated the new birth of Micaela, a 94-year-old in El Salvador!
Each of these women is an excellent reflection of our theme this month: Walking with God.
Josefina was a faithful follower of God for many years. The adopted “abuela” of many in the San Cristobal Church of Christ in Venezuela, she was blessed to meet great grandchildren who are being raised in Christian families by servants of the Lord’s church (grandsons) and their wives. I had the blessing of meeting her and calling her a friend. Her legacy of faith continues, not just in her family, but with everyone whose lives she touched and encouraged. Nothing hindered her commitment to daily prayer and Bible reading. Her walk was long and exemplary.
Mercedes came to Christ less than two years ago, but her Christian walk was no less exemplary. A neighbor in her Cuban town invited her to church and Mercedes shared more of her story in a previous blog post. The joy and strength she found in the Lord were a testimony to many as she battled cancer. As a friend shared in a recent email, quoting Mercedes, “like Michelle said when she was here in August last year, “We can be joyful in trials!”” Christ gave her the strength to call her mom to forgive her from past hurts. Her constant prayer was for the salvation of her children and her family, and that many other women would come to know God’s saving grace.
Micaela’s walk is just beginning. Her daughter, Dilsia, who now stays home, caring for her mother, helped facilitate my invitation for the national women’s event in San Salvador, El Salvador, at the end of August. We rejoice with the angels in Micaela’s decision to walk with God the rest of her days.
Josefina’s walk was long and faithful, a constant encouragement to others.
Mercedes’ walk was short and inspiring, a light to those who knew her.
Micaela’s walk reminds us that it is never too late to choose to walk with God.
No matter where you are in your walk with God, may you be encouraged by these women and the hope of walking with God through all eternity.
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