The Slow Path to Hell
March 10, 2009
Today was not what one would call a rough day for me. No huge obstacles to overcome, nothing to distract me from a great albeit cloudy O.C. day. And it dawned on me that some of the hardest days for Christian’s to stay on the Christian path is not when we have some obstacle to overcome.
Don’t get me wrong some obstacles are faith-testing days when the only way we make it through is with God’s love. But some of the most faith testing days are days when everything seems to go right. Do we see the need to pray to God on days like this? No! We think we got it handled how could this day go wrong. And we forget to thank God for the great things he has done that day. A quote from The Screwtape Letter by C.S. Lewis really strikes close to this. “The safest road to Hell is the gradual one — the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.” So while we have to watch out for blatant attacks against our Lord Almighty we also need to watch out for the path which will slowly lead us to Hell, which might not be so obvious.
P.S. As this blog is also part a way for me to document my stepping into Christianity i fell like i should mention my progress. Honestly i took 2 steps forward and 1 step back. I prayed much more and i could feel God’s prescencse with me but i also know i didn’t hold up so well against sin. I started the day off wrong by getting into a fight with my grandma. No huge sinning occurred but that doesn’t mean I’m okay. A sin is a sin no matter how small or large. I sinned and i know it. But i know that when i repent to God and Jesus tonight and ask for his forgiveness i will get it now matter how undeserved it is. The Gift of God’s Grace is the best gift i have ever received and i pray i can help spread it everywhere :]
