The Narrow Road: Questions, Answers and Help on Drugs, Sex, Runaway and Suicide for Teens, Young People, Adults needing help

The Narrow Road

The Narrow Road: Questions, Answers and Help on Drugs, Sex, Runaway and Suicide for Teens, Young People, Adults needing help

Have you ever felt like there's no one who understands you? Have you ever felt totally alone, or wondered if this life is worth living? Many people feel this way at some point in their lives. The journey through this life can be tough at times -- especially when you're a teen. Sometimes life can feel overwhelming and you wonder if you can even carry on.

Well, the good news is, you're not alone in how you feel. There are thousands and thousands of teens around the world who feel exactly the way you do. And, the even better news is, there's a wonderful and loving God who is waiting to know you and to help you through your pain | More |

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Fork in the road

The Narrow and Wide Gates
13"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

The choice is simple, isn't it? But, to paraphrase, many choose to take "the wide and broad gate, that easy road that leads to destruction".

This Saturday morning I was the Elder designated to lead a prayer time, which the Elders decided to call "Coffee with Christ". It goes from 8:00AM to 10:00AM. Only a handful of people showed up this morning, but, nevertheless we had a great time of prayer and fellowship, praying for each other's needs, and for the most part, we prayed for the church's needs, specially during this time of transition, when the church will go through a change in Senior Pastor and possibly be without one for a few months.

Earl, one of our Elders as well as a fellow worship leader at Fairview, was going to visit our brother Colin at the Jewish General Hospital (see post about Colin) right after the prayer time. I offered to accompany him. It's been a few weeks since I last visited Colin. We brought a guitar and some songbooks. We had a great time of worship and singing at the hospital room. It was heart warming to see Colin move his mouth as he tried to worship and sing along with Earl and I. Before we left, Earl, who is also a nurse at the Jewish Gen. Hospital, gave a nurse (who was present all along as we were singing) and Richard (Colin's best friend) a hand in moving and positioning Colin on his side. It was sad to see Colin in this situation but I trust that God has better and bigger plans for Colin. Even in this situation he is being used by God to minister to others. His friend Richard as well as his step father accepted the Lord during the course of his ordeal. Their family is closer and tighter than ever before.

When I got back to church to pick up my car I received a couple of calls on my cellphone, one was from home, wondering where I was (I did not have any plans to go to the hospital or anywhere right after the prayer meeting) and the other was from Ps. Dave (our senior pastor) asking if I wanted to go with him (another one for me this day) to visit someone who was admitted to (not the one I visited earlier) the hospital, depressed, confused, one who's not clearly capable, at this time, in dealing with life's many challenges, stresses and pressures.

And so off we went and drove off to this hospital. It was tough to see someone you've known for a few years, someone you've worked with one time or another in various church ministries, in this state of health and mind. We prayed, we encouraged, we gave thanks to God for giving another chance for this individual. I will continue to pray for this friend, a friend in the Lord indeed, and those in their family.

We have weaker brothers and sisters in Christ- let's remember to uphold them, pray for them, encourage them, be available to them, to listen to them, comfort them, etc.

I thank the Lord for giving me the opportunity and the privilege to serve Him in various ways. I also thank God I'm able to let go some of these thoughts, feelings, emotions, as I compose these thoughts and type them on the keyboard.