"In his inimitable way, Yogi Berra said: "When you come to a fork in the road, take it!" The renowned poet Robert Frost was a bit more thoughtful: "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." God says it most plainly of all: "See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil . . . therefore choose life" (Deuteronomy 30:15, 19).
Nowhere in Scripture, or in all the world’s literature, are the results of life’s choices contrasted more plainly than in the lives of Jacob and his son, Joseph. Jacob was a trickster who always had an angle. He lived most of his life for himself and raised twelve sons who followed suit—except for Joseph, who chose a different, more godly path. Somehow Joseph decided to trust God regardless of his circumstances that, from age 17 to 30, were challenging to say the least. Every day presents choices—forks in the road of life—and we must decide: the way of Jacob or the way of Joseph.
Whatever your circumstances, choose to trust God in the midst of them. "
"Every day the choice between good and evil is presented to us in simple ways." - William Sangster
Dear friend, be encouraged today knowing that our wise and loving God stands at every crossroads with us, giving divine guidance and direction concerning the choices me must make. May we experience Him in all His fullness today!
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