The Strait and Narrow

Strait and Narrow a route or channel, so narrow as to make passage difficult, I think of the strait of Gibraltar the most known by name, but consider the strait of Magellan.  Positioned along the southern edges of the South American continent, this once-vital passageway is named for the Portuguese adventurer, Ferdinand Magellan, the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe. His chosen route around the continent in 1520 though dangerous at times, proved to be the fastest and safest connection between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for sea-going commerce and exploration.  If one was to navigate to the southern most part of South American were it would be wider to navigate, the ice would make it most dangerous and time consuming. Magellan strait is narrow and difficult to navigate, but the end result is the greater gain. So is our walk in life as a Christian it may seem restricted, but we must also understand what seems to be our restrictions on earth will be our gains in heaven. The end result is life everlasting.