The Real Narrow Door

Exclusivity.

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I think there is an American fascination with exclusivity and elitism. We rank, rate, and tier. Country clubs, the Ivy League, and most prestigious X lists.

And I've bought into it. I was disappointed when I didn't get into Stanford Graduate School of Business today - the first time a school rejected me after getting into Peddie, Lawrenceville, and Penn. There has always been an underlying pride issue there, that somehow I'm better, when I'm really not.

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Thankfully, with every rejection to come, more of that pride will be stripped away.

For the next several months, God will be working on my soul to teach me patience, humility and trust, as I await more decisions from various schools. My guess is, God has a lot of work to do on me.

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But there is one place where I know my admission has already been guranteed - and few get in.

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"And someone said to him, "Lord, will those who are saved be few?" And he said to them, "Stive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able." (Luke 13:23-24, ESV)

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While I'm disappointed I didn't get into Stanford, I have something infinitely better to look forward to.