“This is what the Lord says: Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. (Jeremiah. 6:16)

Imagine yourself on a journey across a forest. Coming to a point, you find two roads intercepting each other. Except you are familiar with the routes, you definitely will be confused on getting to the crossroad. Which way do you go from here; to the right, to the left or straight on? Same applies to us when we go through the journey of life; we come to a crossroad and we are unable to make a decision on the best way to go. A crossroad usually happens at very critical situation when we must take a decision in order to move on in life. Life stages such as leaving school, getting married, starting a family, starting a new career, entering retirement are some of the crossroads where we must consider our future and make important decisions. Sometimes, even without any of the above, we may start thinking deeply about our lives, and feeling the need for a critical change to happen. Whatever the reasons that we are stuck at the crossroads, our job is to figure out what the good way is and walk in it. But how do we figure that out? Well the word of God today gives us three principles to follow:

1. Stand, ask, and walk.
God’s Ancient Instruction. God’s advice, when we come to the crossroads, was written long ago, and never changes: "Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the ancient paths, wherein is the good way, and walk therein" This means that you should not go rushing headlong through life. Stand still and consider. While you are considering, endeavor to do the following:
a. Believe that God has a Master plan for you! God’s master plan for His children is found in Jeremiah 29:11, wherein God says; “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future”. Knowing God has a master plan for us is to give us hope, and the best way to figure out God’s plan for us is to ask for His will for us when we get to a crossroad. Before you take any further action, seek for God’s will for you on the issue you are confronted with. One of the mistakes we make when we face life at the crossroads is not first seeking the will of God, and then proceeding to overlook the consequences of what we might call “interim decisions or decisions taken on the spur of the moment”. Those choices we make without due consideration or first seeking God’s will in prayers can greatly impact our lives more than we would think. So rather than take decisions in a hurry or without proper consideration, it is better to wait for the bigger picture to unfold. The will of God is always perfect for us
. Beloved, I do not know what crossroads you are at the moment. But I do know that you can make a gradual progress by committing these into the hand of God in prayers and fasting. Seek His will and wait to hear from Him before going any further.