The Road Less Travelled Part 1

How many find the road less travelled in their lifetime? What is the “the road less travelled?” Both are legitimate questions for one to ask. For the last nine years it has been my heart’s desire to live beyond the normal routine of life. The journey for each of us is our own and to be sorted out with our Dad. My journey can’t be your journey nor can your journey be my journey. This quote by Oswald Chambers gives a glimpse of what this road may be about.

Are we prepared to pour out our lives for Him “He who believes in Me … out of his heart will flow rivers of living water”—and hundreds of other lives will be continually refreshed. Now is the time for us to break “the flask” of our lives, to stop seeking our own satisfaction, and to pour out our lives before Him. Our Lord is asking who of us will do it for Him?

Isn’t it easy to settle for the ordinary, secure and comfortable life? Of course it is! The road less travelled for me is where the man-made securities and comforts are forfeited for the sake of pouring our life out to others. It seems that we all find that place at different levels. I wrestle back and forth between: aren’t we all called to walk this way to there are only a few called to walk this way. How much of our culture has shaped our walk with Him? The ease and the comfort with which one can walk through life are surely available to many of us. Whatever the culture, economic status or social status it appears comfort in many different forms can find its way into our journey. When I read Matthew 10 it provokes my heart….

“Don’t begin by traveling to some faroff place to convert unbelievers. And don’t try to be dramatic by tackling some public enemy. Go to the lost, confused people right here in the neighborhood. Tell them that the kingdom is here. Bring health to the sick. Raise the dead. Touch the untouchables. Kick out the demons. You have been treated generously, so live generously.

“Don’t think you have to put on a fund-raising campaign before you start. You don’t need a lot of equipment. You are the equipment, and all you need to keep that going is three meals a day. Travel light. “When you enter a town or village, don’t insist on staying in a luxury inn. Get a modest place with some modest people, and be content there until you leave. (Message Bible)

The road less travelled is about your intimacy with your Dad and what comes through your life to others. It isn’t about going to some far away place (although it could be) but more about influencing the people around you. The first few sentences make our assignment pretty clear. Help us Jesus! Help me Jesus to walk with that influence. My journey still is filled with the struggle between my desires for me versus my desire for Him. The road less travelled seems to be a simple life. Cindy and I have found the place (with much more to be discovered as we never arrive obviously) where it is as simple as loving the people God puts in our path each day. We are learning to limit the distractions but still have plenty of growing there in our lives. My greatest desire right now is to have a consistent time sitting with my Dad! It is growing and I am learning to give up my rights. Our home has become a place for people to gather or to find lodging. The road less travelled has taught us to provide shelter without asking for money. People have prayed and obeyed and blessed but we are learning on this road to trust Dad for our resources. Easy? NO! I am convinced this road is calling me to discover things about Him not otherwise discovered if you weren’t willing to walk there. It is amazing how simple life can become when the material things aren’t your focus. I will give more thoughts in my next blog. I trust your heart will be stirred to find how simple this journey can be.