Fork in the Road
The hardest part of any journey is when you get to a fork in the road and you have to make a decision - go left or right. Of course in today's world we have GPS units or maps that tell us what we will find with either decision so we can see the route and determine which one will be better for us.
However in life, that decision is much harder as we do not know for sure where each route will take us. Each route may have great sights, great people to meet along the way and end in the same final destination, but the roads and scenery may be very different. How do you know which is the right path for you?
What we want is for God to put a roadblock up that shuts off one path so we can only make one decision. But what if there is no roadblock and there are greeters on each road that want you to choose their path - then what? How do you decide which path is God's plan for your life. What if both are Christian Organizations with great purposes? What if both are looking for a person that matches your skills, abilities and passions?
You can be thankful for choices, but choices are hard. They can disappoint people you don't pick and put you in a tough position. What if you choose the wrong route and when you discover that and turn around, the other route is now closed? There is usually no turning back once a decision is made.
I can and will put it in God's hands, but what if He is pleased with either decision. Then what? We can look at things like salary, benefits, etc. to see which offers more, but those are things of the world and are hard to help in using them to determine a decision.
I can lean into family and friends and ask for their guidance, prayer and support, but what if they have a bias?
Mostly I can pray and ask God for His direction and peace and pray that He will make it very clear where He wants me to go - like when He told Abram to leave Ur and go to Canaan or Moses when God told him to go to Egypt and tell Pharoah to let God's people go.
However in life, that decision is much harder as we do not know for sure where each route will take us. Each route may have great sights, great people to meet along the way and end in the same final destination, but the roads and scenery may be very different. How do you know which is the right path for you?
What we want is for God to put a roadblock up that shuts off one path so we can only make one decision. But what if there is no roadblock and there are greeters on each road that want you to choose their path - then what? How do you decide which path is God's plan for your life. What if both are Christian Organizations with great purposes? What if both are looking for a person that matches your skills, abilities and passions?
You can be thankful for choices, but choices are hard. They can disappoint people you don't pick and put you in a tough position. What if you choose the wrong route and when you discover that and turn around, the other route is now closed? There is usually no turning back once a decision is made.
I can and will put it in God's hands, but what if He is pleased with either decision. Then what? We can look at things like salary, benefits, etc. to see which offers more, but those are things of the world and are hard to help in using them to determine a decision.
I can lean into family and friends and ask for their guidance, prayer and support, but what if they have a bias?
Mostly I can pray and ask God for His direction and peace and pray that He will make it very clear where He wants me to go - like when He told Abram to leave Ur and go to Canaan or Moses when God told him to go to Egypt and tell Pharoah to let God's people go.
Hey Rick, I've met a few forks in the road and didn't really know which one to take as well. One verse that has helped me: Let the peace of Christ dwell in you richly. God, give me peace and take away the stress of wrestling that comes with choosing which is best. Does it alway work? Are we looking for a gimmick? I want God's peace to give me peace and assurance.
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