Crossroad
A few weeks ago I
spoke for the very first time in front of a group of girls and women at the
Girls of Purpose conference in Tampa. The Lord had put it on my heart to let
everyone know that they were at a crossroad in their life. He gave me the Bible
verse Deuteronomy 30:19-20. (This day I call the heavens and the earth as
witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and
curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you
may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the
Lord is your life and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give
to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.) He told me to tell them they had to
make a choice. They could go to the right which is the way of the world. It
seems easy at first and like a lot more fun, but in the long run leads to
destruction, pain and ultimately death. Or you can go to the left which is a
narrow path. This path is not always easy and has tests and trials, but in the
long run you will end up with peace, joy, and happiness. It is a path to
freedom and Jesus.
I have had many of
these crossroads in my life. The biggest one was over a year ago when I decide
to get out of the boat and lay my life down to the Lord and put Him first place
in my life. It has not been easy. He had to strip me of everything and built me
back up to be the person He had created me to be. He had to remove many things from my life,
but He replaced them with things that are much better. He has given me a life
that I could have never imagined on my own. It is awesome what He can do if you
just say yes and give it all to Him. He will open your eyes to a world that you
never knew existed.
I can tell you
that I am still going through some tests and trials and some days I don’t know
if I am going to make it through. On those days I look back at all the great
things the Lord has down and I can see He has been with me every step of the
way. Then I remember that as long as I keep my eyes on Him I can do all things
through Christ who strengthen me. Philippians 4:13
Has the Lord been
calling you out into deeper waters? Has there been a tug on your heart for a
while that you have been ignoring? Well then you are at a crossroad right now. My
advice to you is to take that first step of faith. Jump out of the boat into
deeper waters. The Lord has great things in store for you, but you have to take
that first step and say yes. It may be hard at first, but I can tell you that
if you keep your eyes on the Lord before you know it you will be walking on
water with Jesus by your side.
Nikki Mayer