Brother says:
In our journey, we often times find ourselves in crossroads
where we ask:
“What path shall I take?”
“How would I know which one is the right path?”
“Will the sacrifice that the path requires be worth it?”
“What if I fail in my choice?”
Dilemma comes. Apprehension sets in. Fear grows.
In the face of major crossroads, let us seek God, for He said:
” For I know well the plans I have in mind for you…”
“…plans for your welfare, and not for woe.”
“Plans to give you a future full of hope!”
Cross…roads
The Cross
The cross is about choices:
God chose to send His son to save us;
Jesus chose to follow the will of the Father and gave His life for us;
And now, the rest is up to us…
to choose…
to follow His will…
So, let us fix our eyes on the CROSS when we make choices!
Let us focus on Jesus for He is truly the Way.
Let us glorify God in our lives!
Sister Replied :
I believe that our journey in life is a long road of many crossroads and it varies each time. In life our crossroad is always a deciding point. Small or big it may seems, it would always entail thinking and more re-thinking. I learned this from my dad: ‘ Be a Grandmaster of your life’, he always remind me to be like a grandmaster; like a chess player he says, i need to think 10 times before I make a move and it make sense to me.
I learned on both ways. I had encountered several crossroad which I miscalculated my turns and I failed in so doing, and those were the times that I am sure that I was not a ‘grandmaster’. Am just glad though, that in each end roads were U-turn signs that allowed me to go back and start a new. I realized in the process that my dad’s advise never fails me.
Looking back, I knew that each steps I made, whether I failed or succeded were part and parcel of who I am right now. Everything happens for a reason and God allowed it to come to my life so I will be molded by His grace in the long run.
And indeed, even if God gave me the free- will (which most of the time I failed to use properly) , He always provides a U turn slot as my back-up, so I can return back to the road where He wants to take me. And purposely, He assigned my dad to be my guiding light- my traffic light to lead my road back to HIM. To give me the ‘Go’ signal when i need to move ahead, the ‘Stop’ sign when it was not the best path for me and the ‘Wait’ sign when he taught me to think, re-think and think again of my moves – like the ‘grandmaster’ .
My crossroads are nevertheless more challenging in each passing day as I grow in faith with Him. I am so moved by how GOD is bringing forth His plans into my life while giving me the chance to decide on what to choose after all.
Truly, each crossroad is a deciding point in our lives and the only thing far more important is arriving to a decision where you will be at peace with it, while basking in the excitement of what it will bring you… because you know- It is God’s will for you and not yours.
Crossroads will never be as complicated as it seems, if you allow the driver to take in control. And there’s only one driver that can bring you to His promise in Jeremiah 29:11 -
and He is GOD : the true GRANDMASTER.
In our lives, we glorify God!
ive been reading and rereading the entries eversince it was first published and now i can only wonder about the greatness of God, these are so inspiring and the fact that some people cared a lot to share these messages is truly a Gift from God–
i am especially moved by this entry because i think i am in the point of my life where i find myself on a crossroad, should i make a detour, go forward, go back or what, i find myself confused and afraid and apprehensive since i only got one shot in life but its good to be reassured that i neednt worry big time, that i only need to put my trust in Him, sometimes, because of our arrogance we think that we can do it all, we always wanted to do it all, but we cant unless we have Him in us, thats what i realise, theres no point worrying because it has all been taken care of but i also realise that it doesnt end there, God will help you only if you let Him work through you, its not very easy i find but im trying–
anyway, thanks for the inspiration and the enlightenment:-)
more power and may Godbless us all!
we will glorify God!