Choosing a Path

Which way do we go?  This is a constant decision making process.  Sometimes we need maps.  These days, we have a GPS to guide us in our journeys, but what about our spiritual travels.  This life is a spiritual journey.  It has a destination … Heaven. 

But exactly how can we figure out which would be the best path to take in our lives.  Jesus talked about taking the “high road”, so to speak, in Matthew 7:13.  “The gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.”  So He has told us that the road might get treacherous at times and maybe even narrow.  So we will need to be very careful.

Not every fork in the road leads to something bad though.  We are forced at times to make choices that might change the course of our life, but not lead us into anything bad.  How can we make these choices?  We need some way to decide which of two paths to take.  Sometimes these decisions can change the directions of our live and even our destinies.  We sometimes get a second chance, and sometimes we don’t.

Let’s look to God for help in these decisive times. Maybe we should begin in Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.  Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.”  We must put our trust in the Lord to guide us.  Solomon so wisely reminded us that we can’t always see the proper path to take.  God has a “bird’s eye view”. .  He can see the end from the beginning.  But Solomon also reminds us that we need to seek God’s will.  When we do this, He will then show us which path to take.  Too many times we think we have all the answers.  I know I have found myself in that position.  When we can learn to let go and let God guide our path and our lives, we will then be able to make it on to that narrow road. 

Zacharias reminded us in Luke 1:79 that God will “give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide us to the path of peace”.  Now that’s what I call a GPS!  With God as our guide we shouldn’t need much else.  Are you ready for the difficult road?  God will be our guide.

God Bless!