Does the way seem narrow or steep?

Psalms 24:3-6 "Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? And who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood and has not sworn deceitfully. He shall receive a blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of his salvation. This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face—even Jacob. Selah."

The ascent, at times, taxes me. I find myself spiritually huffing and puffing and must stop to catch my breath. “Selah” is slipped in there to suggest something of a break. The Hebrew Lexicon says that it is a technical musical term used to indicate some form of accentuation, pause or interruption. Rest two, three, four…

Matthew 7:14 "For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

Luke 13:24 "Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

Is there too much of me to fit through? Must I leave something behind? Am I still too full of myself to navigate the entrance into the Kingdom?

The climb requires something of me in a way that the narrowness asks for less of me. Both are apparently necessary on the journey into intimacy with the Father…