Which Way, Lord?

I drive customers home or to work when they leave their cars for service or repair at our garage. I never know whether I might be driving to family neighbourhoods, commercial districts or industrial estates. Some areas have straight roads and some are winding. All have side streets leading from the main path.

This situation reminds me of the spiritual roads we travel. Sometimes as we cruise through life, making our daily decisions is easy and unambiguous. At other times life is full of twists and turns and the road ahead looks ominous. Many times we take the side street that appears to be promising only to discover that looks can, indeed, be deceiving—and we end up where we have no business being. At other times we avoid the path that we may perceive as menacing or difficult to manoeuvre and miss the rewards that were waiting for us there.

God wants to direct our course in life as we strive to follow the true path of righteousness. To that end, he gives us discernment through our prayers and reading the Bible. When we know the Lord, making those difficult decisions becomes easier.

Prayer: Dear God, may we always seek your will and direction for our lives and may we have the faith to follow. Amen