Saturday, February 23, 2013

How Do You Know?



Robert Frost wrote of two roads diverging in a yellow wood. His famous poem “The Road Not Taken” speaks to choices we all face.

Jesus addressed the same issue, telling of a broad way and a narrow way. The narrow road leads to life, He said, “and only a few find it.”

How do we know? How do we choose?

It would be so much easier if there were no choice, if life just stretched out before me and I didn’t have to consider which path to follow.

Every day I’m faced with choices, and often I can’t see far enough ahead to tell if I’m making the right decision.

But what I do know is that God is faithful. He tells me that I can ask for wisdom and He will give it.
James 1:5

He tells me that if I trust Him, He will show me which path to take. Proverbs 3:6

I guess it boils down to just that: trust. Do I really trust Him to give me the right answer? And do I trust Him enough to know that He does give me the right answer—even when things don’t work out the way I thought they would?

My faithful God sees much farther down the road than I ever will. But better still, He’s on that road with me.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart 
and lean not on your own understanding.” 

6 comments:

  1. Trusting God is the theme of my wip, and this was a great post to keep me on track.

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  2. Thank you Janet and Linda. Appreciate your comments.

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  3. It's amazing how these thought can be big picture--like faith and life in general, or little picture, like what is the most healthy choice for me as I try to eat well and take care of my body, or if I'm going to parent well, what's the best choice in how I respond to this situation, etc.

    Great thoughts.

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  4. You are so right, Paula. We're faced with choices constantly, yet as you point out, the Lord is there for the big picture and the small.

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