This document discusses living a spiritual life focused on God. It makes the following key points: 1. Christians can find fulfillment, satisfaction, and reward by focusing on spiritual things like God's teachings rather than living in "quiet desperation". 2. Jesus taught to always be thinking about spiritual matters and listening to God's words found in scripture. 3. Believers should be curious to learn and work by seeking opportunities to do God's will, applying what they know, and continuing to sow and reap for the Lord until the end of their lives. 4. Taking the "road less traveled" means following Christ's teachings and example in how to live.

2. Introduction
• Many people today live lives of quiet
desperation (life without proper direction).
– Sin pays short lived benefits (Heb. 11:25), then
disappointment (Prov. 13:15), is non-satisfying
(Eccl. 5:10), and leads to hell.
• Christians live a life that is fulfilling (Mt.
5:6), satisfying (Ps. 63:3, 5), exploring (Mt.
7:7; Eph. 5:10) and rewarding (Rev. 22:12;
Col. 3:24)!

3. Jesus Taught…
• Listen… toward the spiritual focus.
• Always be thinking about spiritual things!
John 4:27-34; 6:27
• Are you listening?
– Much more important than E.F. Hutton!
– Pay attention to the Lord, let Him lead your
life! Prov. 3:5-6; 16:9; 21:31
• God’s food is His words (teaching).
Matthew 4:4; 1 Peter 2:2
– We’re to do the Father’s will! Mt. 7:21; 17:5

4. Learn to Work
• Be curious, not oblivious!
– Ask and Receive! Mt. 7:7
– Seek! Sometimes it takes more work. Jn.
5:39
– Knock. Look for opportunities to do God’s
work. 1 Cor. 3:5-10
• Some have already been planted.
– Jesus food was to do the Father’s will, so is
ours! John 4:34; Luke 9:23

5. Work to Serve and Finish
• Learn and apply.
– What to do. Mark 16:15-16; 2 Tim. 4:2
• Do what you know! Col. 1:8-10
– Always grow in His knowledge and grace.
2 Peter 3:18
• Continue to Sow and Reap! Jn. 4:36
– The time is coming when no one can work!
– Then, we’ll be finished working. Heb. 9:27
– How will you reflect, when you come to your
life’s end? 2 Timothy 4:7-8

6. We Must Take the Road Less
Traveled!
• Christ has paved this road for us to
take! Mt. 7:13-14
• We need to make sure that we listen
to Christ, focus on spiritual things,
learn to work, then constantly sow and
reap for the Lord!
• Have you started on this road yet?
• Start today, come to Jesus: 1
Cor. 15:3-4; Acts 2:38; 8:37; 22:16