I Want Life!

"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. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life and there are few who find it." Matthew 7:13-14

I live in a world that lives for the self. The broad path leads to me. It's all about my life, my desires, my dreams, my need to be understood. This is especially true for women. If we are not being catered to, then our men are insensitive or uncaring.

But they have dreams, desires, and feelings too. Why is it that ever since the feminist movement we have decided that women should be elevated above men?

Maybe the narrow path for us, in our culture is saying no. I am not going to put me first. I going to lose my life to gain it. I am going to strike out on the difficult road.

Well what does this practically look like?

It looks like me making dinner even when I don't feel like it. It's me putting the kids to bed, reading them a story, and brushing their teeth so that Mr. Warner can make one more parent phone call- even though I have been up with the girls ALL day and they haven't napped (you know that day.) It means asking him about his day when he walks in the door instead of unloading all of my garbage because he is the first grown-up I have seen all day. It means that my day matters less so his can matter more.