Crossroads:Revealed

A crossroad is a place of decision and God has been generous enough to let us have freedom to decide on which path we want to choose.

This season of my life calls for a lot of major decision-making and I struggle because although there are many opportunities milling around,I don’t know what to choose. Recently I got to go to New Life’s Life Conference and God just touched me and helped me find the answer.

I was so busy in ministry work, in singing and in fellowships that though nothing is wrong about it, I’m beginning to neglect my quality time with my Creator. It just struck me that the first day I attended the conference, the pastor talked about crossroads,a topic so timely for me. He spoke of people always running around, struggling to know God’s will in their situations that they forget to focus on God. I guess that’s what I’ve been doing already, I keep on wanting to know what to do,yet I don’t get to meditate on His word as much as I should. I’ve been worrying of life’s pressures that I forgot how to rest in Him when the bible says that:

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened and I ill give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30

Decisions we make should be led by the Spirit of God.When He speaks into your life, He makes it certain that you will know and being the Caller, He has the responsibility to let the one He called hear. I was also greatly encouraged when the pastor spoke these lines:

“Don’t be moved by your need, don’t be moved by your circumstance, don’t be moved by your opportunity, but be moved by God”

We should also find comfort in Jesus’ experience when He still walked on earth, that even when tempted by the devil to forget His cause, He still chose the CROSS-road and was obedient to death for the salvation of all. And as co-heirs with Christ, we are instructed that:

“If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” Mark 8:34

Jesus, when saying this, did not intend to challenge us to take up the cross He carried because that would have been impossible. But He wants us to take up OUR own cross, the purpose why we exist, the purpose why we are here.

Do you want to know your purpose? Come to Him and rest in Him and you will see that:

“Our purpose is connected to His purpose”

But it’s really hard to do or know the right thing to do and sometimes we make stupid judgements. But through His grace we are redeemed from any shortcoming or error. We are liberated from our past and we can start anew. Be encouraged by Him and know that:

“YOUR MISTAKES DOES NOT DEFINE YOU, IT IS THE LOVE OF GOD THAT DEFINES YOU.”

And never let your focus waver and be swayed around, but:

“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the thrown of God” Hebrews 12:2