Once through the narrow gate build your foundations strong. Mathew 7 verse 24: “Therefor, everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them will be like a sensible man  who builds his house on the rock.”

The Rock we build our foundations on is Christ Jesus Himself. Your difficulties will never go totally away, but with the strong foundations, they will be less like difficulties, and more like challenges, that with the help of Our Lord and Our Friend we will come through them,

This is why Jesus tells us in Mathew 6 verse 34 “Therefor don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself, Each day has enough trouble {difficulties| of it own”.

There is a danger V 15″ Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravaging wolves”. V 16 “You’ll recognize them by their fruit. Are grapes gathered from thorn-bushes or figs from thistles?”

The father of lies {Satan} mimic the things of God, because that is the way he has more of a chance to deceive people. We are back to a matter of choice and the choice is obvious, a God who loves us and wants to be Our Lord and Our Friend or a mimicker of God who we could never trust to be our friend.

We are known by our fruits and our fruits demonstrate who we serve and if we are a vessel of a God that love us and paid the price for us, we will never have a problem like those people in Mathew 7 verses  21 to 23:

“Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord! will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of My father in heaven.” V22 “On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in Your name, drive out demons in Your name, and do many miracles in Your name?” V23 “then I will announce to them, ‘I never knew you! Depart from Me, you  law-breakers’.”

The father of lies {Satan} can do all the mimicking he deceives himself into doing, but don’t be deceived, entering in through the right gate, building on the strong foundation, work in the fruits of the spirit and trust Our Lord and Our Friend to be with you through any of the difficulties you may have in life.

These difficulties will become challenges, that will make our lives better for the experiences.

God Bless.

O F J.