Imprints of Choice

We hear so many times about coming to a fork in the road and not knowing which way to go. We peer to the right and then back to the left.....each direction has their positives and negatives. We stand back and scratch our heads wondering and trying to see into the future. We weigh all of the different possibilities...what friends can we possibly lose or gain and will it be monetarily beneficial to our life in the long run.

Maybe while we sit and think there are other people running by who seemingly have no problem choosing what direction they need to go. We politely wave and watch as their confident forms disappear down the path of their choice. It seems so easy for them and yet the frustration mounts as our own inability to choose a direction grows to enormous proportions.

Then we get a shot of courage and take a couple of steps down a path.......but then we look behind us and the fear of being wrong over takes us. Back to the fork we go....confident that as long we don't make the decision then we can't make the wrong one. The imprint of our footprints grows deep as each passing moment takes us closer to nothing but the present.

There are so many of us out there who are stuck. We started out with energy and enthusiasm, but then life started to fight back with its usual tenacity. We began to feel bogged down and the battle became a war. The days started to run together and before we knew it the decision to just get out of bed became the focal point of our existence. A life that was once full of promise and optimism became a 45 minute drive in rush hour traffic, a cup of coffee, and an inventive dinner in front of our favorite news personality. We have moments of movement but they are confined to the steep walls in which our existence takes place.

The imprints of our footprints grow deeper.

The fear of making the wrong decision sometimes is the very choice that will kill you.

The beauty of the world that God has provided for us is that we are able to make choices! If we look at how this world is set up it becomes evident that it is a world of constant movement and flux. It is filled with people who make decisions and then head out with the knowledge of having made a choice that will make them feel at peace with the world. The trick is to understand that every choice has the ability to change your life but it is how you make the choice which will determine the ultimate destination.

There are no guarantees that a choice will reap fruit but if done correctly you will be guaranteed protection from the fear of failure. What many people don't realize is that while standing at the fork in the road they are not alone. They will spin around in circles trying to find someone who will make the decision for them but all they tend to find are people who have only their personal interests in mind.

Look within yourself....

God resides in each of us and we in Him. We are often afraid to engage God in conversation since sometimes the advice may not be what we want to hear, but deep in our heart we know it to be true. As we look down the two paths it will become apparent which one to choose by what the "tug" of our heart tells us. It is in the pull of what we know to be true that our purest decisions are made and it is there where God resides. The choices of life are hard but they are given to us in order that we may not only impact our existence but others as well.

The fork in the road may pose a daunting task but a road is not meant to be looked at....no....it is meant to be travelled.

Say a prayer, feel the tug, and take a step.

The road awaits......let's see where it goes.