I love the 2000 film castaway that stars Tom Hanks as a man exiled to an island for years and then finding a way to return to his regular life. I especially enjoy the ending with a newly-returned-to-the-real -world Hanks standing at the crossroads not only of an intersection, but of his life. He has just endured perhaps the most difficult hardship of his life and made it back, only to launch himself in a mysterious direction that will also undoubtedly be filled with struggles, trial, and problems, yet not as great as the one he has just surpassed. Or so he imagines.
At this season in my life I feel like God has brought me to a cross roads. I’m standing at a place where things will begin to change, where I will most certainly be experiencing new challenges, but also a place of excitement for what lies ahead. All I know is that I will not turn back to where I came from but other than that I have many paths to choose from. This selection begs the question: what if I make the wrong choice?
Recently I have been thinking about decisions that I have made in the past that resulted in disaster and those that have proved to be worthwhile. In those that were successful I had sought after the face of God and I was doing what I believed to be God’s will for my life.
As I stand at this crossroad, I know that I must turn to God and allow him to be my compass. More so I realize that by yielding to His will and seeking His opinion He actually becomes “the right way” for me to have chosen. And if I make that decision while I am following Him then I know that I can’t go wrong. So I welcome these crossroads, a chance for My God to show me His grace and glory masqueraded as another difficult decision.
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