The Right Choice

It's not every day we get the chance of a do-over. It's not every day we can recognize the opportunity to shine brighter than our present circumstance. But it is every day that we are led down a path to a place that we must choose a direction--one that will lead to life, and other that will ultimately hurt. Joshua, as he prepared to lead the Israelites into their promised land, challenged the people to make such a choice. ". . . choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell."

Their choice was not going to alter his own. "But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD." (Joshua 24: 15 NKJV)

Whether those who don't follow your path are family, friends, or acquaintances, you will be required to choose, as will they. You cannot be influenced by their decision, and neither should they demand you follow their lead. Each one of us will one day go before our Lord and be held accountable for whether we chose rightly.

Are you ready?

Weaving words for the heart and soul,

Karlene A. Jacobsen
Freelance Writer
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