To the LEFT or to the RIGHT: Crossroads!!!

Today they both decided to take a risk.

They were going on a road-trip, their destination was a place called Ile Ayo*. They were going cruising in the red convertible, far far away to the outskirts of town. They took a map and a compass...along with their intuition and freelance adventurous spirits. They dressed up in slacks and t-shirts, not ready to be uncomfortable during the long trip. She'd been craving his attention all month, and he'd been too busy working from the wee hours of the morning to very late hours of the night. They'd had no time for loving. Well, this was an opportunity...an opportunity to be all by themselves. So they loaded their car with edibles and games, and got into the two front seats. He cracked a joke and she giggled...and the car caught up with the furious wind. After four hours of talking, laughing, and staring at the map, they got to a crossroad. They looked at the map again, but there was no record of this intersection nor was there a symbol or diagram. They concluded that the map was probably old. This was a major crossroad and they had to use their intuition...

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A crossroad is a place in-between the past, future and present. It's like the center of a maze where you must pass after you start at the beginning and before you stop at the end. It is a point where everyone gets to in their own journey. It's a point where heavy decisions are made and where authorities choose to connive or concede. A crossroad is the "gate" mentioned in the book of Proverbs where important men went to make the decisions of the land. What should we do when we hit a crossroad?

I've been faced with crossroads before...where I didn't know what the future would hold for me. Where I thought I was in the right direction, but lo and behold as I chose to move forward it became the wrong direction (wrong place and wrong timing). And so I stopped and made a 180 degrees turn. I wondered whether to look up or to look down, or whether to look right or to look left. I asked questions and got no significant responses. I questioned God and He became silent. How did I survive to tell the story? I am a survivor because I just remained in His presence. In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore (Psalm 16:11). Somehow, after remaining in His presence for a while (long or short, depending on what exactly your crossroad is), you'll get catapulted to where your destination is. I promise you...
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His presence...what is this presence? His presence is a place where you feel peace. A place at the middle of the storm where Jesus is in your boat and so your boat stays calm, rocking gently like a cradle. His presence is waking up early in the morning with a smile and a yawn. His presence is found in worship...rendering songs that come from your soul. His presence surrounds you when your light shines in the midst of darkness. His presence is being surrounded by His word, which He watches over like a hen watches her chicks. His presence is like traveling to the security of a warm summer resort in the midst of winter.
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His presence nullifies the intensity of the crossroad. You close your eyes and open them again, and you would have run far, past your crossroad. You look back at your past, and it's all behind you. You look at your present and you're still on the road trip. You look at your future, and there you are standing at your destination.
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It's not the easiest thing to make a heavy decision at a crossroad, but don't be in haste, don't rush your decision...just remain in His presence and see where He takes you...do you want to experience this presence? Even at ur crossroad, remain in His presence...
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*Ile Ayo*: A place called Joy.