You’re at yet another crossroad in your life. This road is a little different than before. You’ve made your mind up, no matter what, good and bad you will follow Christ. Except, what happens when that means a life altering arrangement is at stake? What do you do when you’ve “crossed your t’s and dotted your i’s?” Meaning; you have put forth your very best effort to follow God’s path. You’ve made an attempt to follow every “tug”. Then suddenly your standing at this cross road looking in each direction waiting on a big flashy truck to pass by saying….. FOLLOW ME!  You’ve sat at this same intersection (waiting patiently), and still no truck. Do you turn left? Right? What do you do?

If I were a scholar of some sort I would list some amazing answers for you. The truth is, I’m just a gal who sits down to write what I feel God speaking to me. So, I don’t have an exact answer for you. I don’t even have an answer for myself in this same area right now. Turns out (for me) my road seems to have a long stretch of “you’re on the right road” to a neighborhood full of intersections, then I find myself back on the interstate just to take a break at another exit full of intersections. My cycle repeats over and over, so I am learning more each time. I’ve learned two major points, with lots of little points attached.

My first point, make sure I don’t stress over the “turn”. There are some learning points in 2 Corinthians 7 NLT which helps me explain this. 7: 5) When we arrived in Macedonia, there was no rest for us. We faced conflict from every direction, with battles on the outside and fear on the inside. Can we all agree this is REAL! That’s exactly how I feel when I am faced with needing to know which turn to make. It’s what happens in verse 6 that stands out for me. 7:6) But God, who encourages those who are discouraged, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus. (Take a pause just to say when you read or hear BUT GOD, know it’s about to be good 😉 ) So, God sent Paul what he needed at the time he needed it. In this instance what Paul needed was a familiar face to be sent with encouragement. Have no doubt God will provide what you need at the time you NEED it. Remember always, God’s timing is NOT our timing. He’s most definitely not a magical Genie who grants wishes. Instead he’s better than that, because He is an all knowing God who can see way beyond what we can see. He can see our future. One thing l like to do is stand at that crossroad prepared. I pray, I read, I get encouragement, I ask others I can trust to pray, and then…. I wait. As I’ve written before, I don’t wait twiddling my thumbs. I wait by getting more involved in the “right now” because what if the direction I need to be going in involves something I COULD be doing instead of sitting still waiting?

My second point, when I’ve waited as long as I can wait and an answer needs to be made. If I still don’t have a set direction? Then, I make a choice. I possibly made the wrong choice or I could have made the right choice. I won’t know, until I try. If I find myself in a situation that refers to the wrong choice, I follow that with trust. I have to trust that God knew my intentions and knows I tried my very best. Therefore I must also trust that even in my bad decision makings, He WILL see me through it. 1 Samuel 12 NLT says 12:20) “Don’t be afraid,” Samuel reassured them. “You have certainly done wrong, but make sure now that you worship the lord with all your heart, and don’t turn your back on him. This was said to the Israelites at a time they had chosen to worship idols instead of our one true God. Samuel was letting them know, yes you’ve messed up. It’s where you go from here that matters now. Will you continue in your wrongs or do you choose to make it different however you can (in this instance by worshiping/praying to God.)?

That’s it. Those are the thoughts that come to my mind about crossroads. I really hope it helps alleviate some of the anxiety in your decision makings. Something extra that I feel needs mentioning is first and foremost remember our first response when faced with uncertainty is prayer. Once we pray, we open the lines for communication to begin.

PRAYER: 

Crossroads can be scary, first we ask to calm our anxiety. After you’ve calmed our anxiety we ask you to stay in communication with us especially when we get nervous or if the dead line for decision makings are approaching. Send encouragement our way, in whatever form we need at that time. If you’ve asked us to go one way, but we aren’t sure how that way ends, give us your peace knowing you will guide us through. If we mess up, allow us to get back on track. In Jesus name. -AMEN.