Have you been in this road before? Going through your mundane routine and suddenly you find yourself at a crossroad. You try to just think and assess what would be the proper action to take. Maybe you look at your experiences and see if there were any similar events in the past that could guide you now in your decision.
Or perhaps somebody else had gone through that direction and can give you some directions.
But what if – there is no one? And you find yourself alone.
What if on that seemingly insignificant crossroad you took the one that “seemed right but ends in death…”
Or maybe death could sound so ominous.. perhaps ruin.
How do you know which path to take?
Proverbs 14:12
On the outset – it is saying that it seemed right but it ended in destruction.
Then it could also mean that we could take a path that does not seem right to us (initially) but the end thereof is life.
Now this is where it gets difficult for all of us.
Because what is involved in the knowing and actual taking of steps so that one may proceed could be very difficult for all of us – because this involved WAITING.
1. We need to wait because we are not the highest surveyor of life. We do not know it all. We cannot know the true intent of motivations.
2. We may need to wait because there are things are not what they seem.
It may seem right. It may even feel right for the moment – but it could feel right because we just want to get it done and out of our sight.
Or it seems right because we could not wait any longer – and we feel is it overdue.
We could not wait because we want to take matters into our hands.
Everyday there is a temptation to do what seems right…. and we can do those things without really giving them any thorough assessments particularly around our motivations.
It may seem right now to just commit pre-marital sex or adulterous relationship because it feels right , right at this moment.
It may seem right to just circumvent the legal process, after all, the motivation is to help.
It may seem right not to forgive at this time because you still want to hold on to that grudge.
What about you? Are there things that you need to decide upon? Are you getting swayed by logic, motivation or other things to decide on something that could potentially destroy you?
Seek counsel.
Ask for guidance.
Look up and ask for directions.
The road that does not “seem “right – may actually be the road that God is leading you to take. It does not seem right for us – but it is totally right with God.
May God bless you in your waiting.
May He reveal Himself in your decisions and planning.
