The Easy Road
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Lauri Anne Jacobs
Most of us have heard about taking or not taking the easy road all of our lives. It is human nature to want to go the path of least resistance. When you actually sit and think about it, the easy road runs downhill. Nothing good comes from rolling downhill. Like the old saying goes, it all went downhill from there. There is a reason there is a stairway to heaven and a highway to hell. The highway to hell is the easy road, and the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
When you choose to take the easy road, you can guarantee that you are going the wrong way. In the long run, the easy road becomes hard and the hard road will eventually become easier if you press on. The Bible says in Romans 5:3, “And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience.” Enduring hardships helps us to learn to remain calm and steadfast in the face of challenges or tribulation. Growth comes in the valleys, not on the mountain tops.
When I think of the hard road, I think of the people who lived through The Great Depression. There are not many of them left now, but the ones that are still with us have some amazing stories to tell of perseverance and the will to survive. I love talking to them and listening to their stories. They have a completely different view on life because they survived one of the hardest times in U.S. history. They waste nothing and see blessings in the little things that most take for granted. These are the people who lived through WWII as well. They are called the Greatest Generation, and they truly are the last great generation.
If you want to achieve great things never take the easy road. The easy road is for average, and greatness comes from challenges. I personally would rather choke on greatness than nibble on mediocrity. Abraham Lincoln experienced many failures on his hard road to becoming president. He suffered business failures and several political defeats, but he pressed on and ended up becoming the 16th President of the United States. One of my Mama’s famous quotes that she said to me all my life was can’t never could. In other words, get up and try. In a modern society that wants everything handed to them, and greasy grace be a leader and do not take the beat down clear path, but blaze a trail where there is not one to be an example and set the bar high.
