From Forward Day by Day
Isaiah 30:21 And when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left, your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”
In my childhood, the difficult choices were chocolate or vanilla ice cream or which Little House on the Prairie book to reread. Life, as we grow, brings other choices. Career choices, choices for medical care, choices on how we allocate our time, talents, and treasure.
We are human, and when faced with major choices, we often become so fearful of making a mistake, of choosing wrongly, or regretting our choices, that we become paralyzed. We become stuck in our fear of going in the wrong direction with our choice.
Through the words of Isaiah, God reminds Jerusalem (and all of us) that no matter which direction we walk in, God is offering us guidance. We will make choices. Even in our wrong choices, we will not be lost to God. Left or right, up or down, forward or stuck, God is with us, speaking words of guidance.
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