The Greatest Obstacle

I will tell you simply what is the greatest obstacle in salvation and reaching God. It is the self and the ways of the world. The way to God is to put aside your faith in other things and put your faith in him. The thing that holds people back from God is often not blatant sin. It is faith and confidence in other things such as our knowledge, skills, wealth and, strength. These things are good to have but not to put our faith in. The person who is closest to God will be the person who has no self-confidence at all but who puts faith entirely in God. Of course, this is diametrically opposite to human nature and the ways of the world and that is what the obstacle is.