Crossroads

Pen to Paper | October 10, 2011 12:01 am

By Weng Ern, Malaysia

Do you know the future? You don’t. No one does. We can plan, but there are so many possibilities in life. We are unsure of what will happen. Since we don’t know the future, how in the world then, will we know what choices to make that will lead us to the best destination?

Only God knows the future. He knows which choices will lead us to the right destination. Are you willing to give Him your hand and let Him lead? Do you believe that God knows your heart desires? Do you trust that God will lead you to a destination in life that you’ll surely like?

In life, letting God take the lead is like a tug-of-war. Imagine a dad holding his child’s hand and they are walking in a supermarket. When the child sees something he likes, he will pull away from his dad and walk towards that thing. It’s the same with us. There are so many things in life we like, that we would like to have, but God is saying, “I’ve something better for you, son.”

When we invited God into our life, it’s like inviting God into our house. There are many rooms in our house, each room representing an area of our life—studies, relationship, family, hobbies, etc. We may have opened some of the room doors to God, but we still keep some closed. We want to have control over them ourselves. We still want to be owner of our house, and God is our guest. Giving God control means giving God ownership of our entire house; He should have full control over all the rooms in our house.

Surrendering may not be easy, but slowly, give up each area of your life to God. It can be done. God can give you the strength to do it.

So when you are at the crossroads of life, let God lead you on. Give Him full control. He will surely take you to where you will have joy and happiness. May Psalm 25:4-5 be the prayer of our hearts today.

Show me your ways, O LORD,
teach me your paths;
guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.

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