Choices @ the Crossroad

Have there ever been moments in your life when you find yourself wondering how in the world you got things so wrong?  Or, you had promise and potential yet somewhere along the line, as you listened to others, you lost your ability to follow God on your own?  Or, you had an initial vision and goals yet they fell by the wayside as details and challenges clouded your view?  Or, you were on the right track and later experienced a couple failures and though long gone, they still keep you trapped in discouragement and defeat?  Or, you find yourself caving under all the stress and pressure only to realize that most of it is self-made and rooted in insecurity?  Or, you find that you've built this safe little life around the feel-good side of Christianity which keeps you from risking it all and believing it all? 

When you find yourself in those places, it's usually a wake-up call or it's where you call it quits.  It's a chance to reclaim God's promises and dare to go to the places He has set before you or it's a chance to hang on to what you know works and is safe thereby forfeiting serious Kingdom impact.  And regardless of what spot you find yourself in, you are at pure crossroads and a choice must be made.  Sure, you can work around making a choice as long as you can, but the longer you fight it, the heavier and more pressing it becomes.

You can only sweep so much under the carpet before it gets noticeably lumpy.  You can only stuff so much into the closet before the door won't shut tight any more.  And you can say you're "fine" as much as you want but the weight on your shoulders, shallow smile and pensive stares betray you. 

The only way through is to make a choice.

What will it be? 

"And Israel, who seemed so interested in reading and talking about what God was doing, missed it. How could they miss it? Because instead of trusting God, they took over. They were absorbed in what they themselves were doing. They were so absorbed in their "God projects" that they didn't notice God right in front of them, like a huge rock in the middle of the road. And so they stumbled into him and went sprawling." ~Romans 9:31-32 (Message)