Have you ever wondered what your life would be like if you took just one step different? Wondered what would have happened if say you missed the bus today? Woke up an hour earlier? Went to a different place for lunch? (and way out there, even for me, had a different sperm get there first? ) Cuz I have, the road not taken they call it…
Where would I be if I’d turned off my phone the day I got the call that gave me the job I have now? Would I have this blog if I had notes from my secondary school (I used to work on my book in class instead of following whatever the teacher was saying)? If I attended class just a bit more, would I have gotten better grades, would I be happier? If I hadn’t made this mistake, or that one, would I be who I am today? If I’d written this blog post yesterday instead of today, would I have ever written on this topic? Would I get the peace I get just from writing this out? The questions are endless, I guess that’s the point; no one can possibly know all the options, all the possibilities, let alone explore them.
So how do I know I’m on the right path? How do I know that despite all the mistakes I’ve made I’m doing the right thing still? How do I know that I’m living life the best way for me?
Its simple really; God lays down the path, I just walk on it. Sure, there are times I wonder why something could have happened, think that if I’d just grabbed that opportunity life would be so much better. But I did not, I am where I am today because of that decision, I am who I am today because of that decision, who knows, maybe a “better” opportunity would have resulted into a very unhappy life?
If only I had a paper and pen in the taxi when this whole mess seemed so clear… I guess then it would have made more sense, but then I wouldn’t be leaning as heavily as I am right now on the Holy Spirit to just speak to your hearts, your minds, make clear what even I can’t seem to understand clearly any more. But for a while I did, for a few precious minutes I didn’t have to look down the road no taken cuz I was perfectly sure that God was in control, I had that peace that even if I make a mistake, God is in control, and nothing is too big for Him to handle, maybe he let me make that mistake so I could learn from it, be stronger from it.
Maybe my grades aren’t as good as they could have been, but I’m at least trying harder for the kingdom than I would be otherwise…
Sometimes it seems like a verse tailored just to give us hope, to keep us going even in the worst of times, cuz after all, all things work for our good, all things.
And other times it just makes perfect sense. God is always in control, always…
Where would I be if I’d turned off my phone the day I got the call that gave me the job I have now? Would I have this blog if I had notes from my secondary school (I used to work on my book in class instead of following whatever the teacher was saying)? If I attended class just a bit more, would I have gotten better grades, would I be happier? If I hadn’t made this mistake, or that one, would I be who I am today? If I’d written this blog post yesterday instead of today, would I have ever written on this topic? Would I get the peace I get just from writing this out? The questions are endless, I guess that’s the point; no one can possibly know all the options, all the possibilities, let alone explore them.
So how do I know I’m on the right path? How do I know that despite all the mistakes I’ve made I’m doing the right thing still? How do I know that I’m living life the best way for me?
Its simple really; God lays down the path, I just walk on it. Sure, there are times I wonder why something could have happened, think that if I’d just grabbed that opportunity life would be so much better. But I did not, I am where I am today because of that decision, I am who I am today because of that decision, who knows, maybe a “better” opportunity would have resulted into a very unhappy life?
If only I had a paper and pen in the taxi when this whole mess seemed so clear… I guess then it would have made more sense, but then I wouldn’t be leaning as heavily as I am right now on the Holy Spirit to just speak to your hearts, your minds, make clear what even I can’t seem to understand clearly any more. But for a while I did, for a few precious minutes I didn’t have to look down the road no taken cuz I was perfectly sure that God was in control, I had that peace that even if I make a mistake, God is in control, and nothing is too big for Him to handle, maybe he let me make that mistake so I could learn from it, be stronger from it.
Maybe my grades aren’t as good as they could have been, but I’m at least trying harder for the kingdom than I would be otherwise…
“All things happen for the good of those who love the Lord and are called according to his purpose.”Rom. 8:28.
Sometimes it seems like a verse tailored just to give us hope, to keep us going even in the worst of times, cuz after all, all things work for our good, all things.
And other times it just makes perfect sense. God is always in control, always…
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