Decisions Decisions
Have you ever come to a fork in the road where you wher forced to make a decision? Which way do you go? What is the basis of your decision? The photograph above reminds me of the old poem by Robert Frost.

Two roads diverged in a wood and I...
I took the one less traveled by,
and that has made all the difference.

If you come to a fork in the road, how do you decide which way to go? Would you choose the most popular direction? It is clear that the more traveled road would have been the more popular direction. The less traveled path might be more difficult to travel. Who really knows. It is however, certain that your decision will make all the difference. It may affect where you come out of the woods, when you come out, and possibly if you come out at all.

Some of the decisions we face may have tremedous consequences. In 2 Kings 18, the people of Judah were faced with a decision by the King of Assyria:

"Don't listen to Hezekiah! These are the terms the king of
Assyria is offering: Make peace with me--open the gates
and come out. Then I will allow each of you to continue eating
from your own garden and drinking from your own well.
Then I will arrange to take you to another land like this one--
a country with bountiful harvests of grain and wine,
bread and vineyards, olive trees and honey--
a land of plenty. Choose life instead of death!
"Don't listen to Hezekiah when he tries to mislead you
by saying, `The LORD will rescue us!' NLT

Their decision could mean life or death! The Assyrian King is telling them to just give in to his demands and he will let them live the good life. I imagine some might have thought, "How could that be bad?" All it will cost us is our freedom! Unfortunately, many decisions we face are just not all that simple. Choosing life instead of death sounds great, and could be wonderful except for the problem of no longer being able to live in freedom. The book of Proverbs warns about this kind of decetption in Proverbs 14:12:

There is a way that seems right to a man,
but in the end it leads to death. NIV

How do we make the right decision? Notice the King Hezekiah told the people not to respond to the Assyrian king's messenger, but he sought godly counsel from the prophet Isaiah, and did not answer the King of Assyria until he heard from the Lord. Today, if you are facing an important decision and need direction from God, don't make your decision hastily, but seek the Lord. He has some clear direction for your life, that will not only give you abundant life but real freedom too! Have a blessed day!