Unlike taibo, thlibo is not a martial art nor is it a form of exercise. Thlibo is the greek word used by Jesus to describe the narrow path by which Christian’s must walk. Thlibo implies more than just narrow. It’s so narrow that it becomes uncomfortable. It’s so narrow that it seems to be pressing in on you; it’s troubling, it’s afflicting, it’s distressing and it’s thronging. It’s so narrow that it hurts and the only way through that path is by the loss of your life.

Now you say, “Randy, you’ve made it sound horrible. Why would anyone want to become a Christian if it’s so… hard… and limiting?” Ohh, but you miss the point. David in Psalm 16:11 says to God, “You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is the fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” The only alternative is spending a life in rebellion to God; Rejecting His will for you to know Him, to be satisfied in Him and to worship Him for all eternity. The burden of sin is a weight no man can carry. One may seem to escape the consequences and pressures of it in this life, but its wages in the next are terrifying. To lose my life here and reject the lusts of the flesh, lust of the eyes and the pride of life for the pursuit of the living God is to gain my life here and for all eternity.