Treasure Hunt

"The gospel life is an adventure, plain and simple. It says in the Bible, 'Narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.' The word "Narrow" literally means, 'Compressed, a path of pressure and difficulty.' It's no wonder 'few there be that find it.'"
~Eric Ludy

So, Eric Ludy is pretty much my hero (other than Jesus that is). I have been reading his book "The Bravehearted Gospel", and it has been absolutely life changing. Today I was reading a chapter in which Eric was talking about how God challenges us so that we don't take Him for granted. Ludy compares the quest for God to a quest for buried treasure. He makes the point that even though we all have a treasure map (the Bible) most people choose to not search for the treasure because it's too hard. We first have to have faith that there even is a treasure at the end of the map, and then we need to be willing to take on the pain and suffering, grow a backbone full of courage, and chase after the treasure we believe in.

Right now my backbone is small, but it's there, and it's growing every day. There are growing pains, but as they say in the military, "pain is only weakness leaving the body." Lets get our maps out and go after that treasure.

~Matt