Welcome to enjoying every day life with New York Times bestselling author Joyce

Meyer. On today's program Joyce will be teaching from her series pressing in

and pressing on. To press is to push beyond opposition. It means leaving the

comfort zone and doing whatever it takes to attain what God has for us. We

must let go to grow. Now here's Joyce with today's teaching. Matthew 7, 13 and

14 or a couple of really great scriptures that says enter through the narrow

gate. For why does the gate and spacious and broad is the way that leads a

way to destruction. And many are those who are entering through it. I want us to

take enough time to understand this. He says I want you to go through the narrow

gate and you're going to see in the next verse it says but the narrow gate is

contracted by pressure as the amplified translation. And the way is

straightened and compressed that leads a way to life and a few there are who

find it. So it's easy to stay on the broad path. God told me once on the broad

path there's room for all your fleshly baggage you can just take it all with

you. You can just be carnal and walk on the bright broad path and a lot of

times people still get into heaven you get into heaven because you believe not

because you do everything perfect and we will never do everything perfect. But I

do believe that when a Christian remains carnal all of their life even though

they may end up in heaven they will never take anybody with them. Maybe you know

what I mean by that. Their witness won't be strong enough to take anybody with

them and they're not going to enjoy life here because you know what we can't

enjoy life and walk in the flesh. We really don't. Our flesh tries to lie to us

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