10/15/17 ROUTE CHOICES EVERYDAY

10/15/17 ROUTE CHOICES EVERYDAY

I posted this on 06/01/13, but I thought it might be helpful to someone here today.

06/01/13 ROUTE CHOICES EVERYDAY

There are many travelers and there are various ways to go through life.

When a Traveler begins his journey to heaven, he decides to walk...
The way of his Savior,
The way of self sacrifice and self denial,
The way of service to others.

Each day Traveler comes to forks in the road, requiring him to remain firm in his initial commitment or wander from the Way of the Master.

Three choices TRAVELER faces daily are...
1. All For Me Avenue, the road taken by Selfish Traveler, who wants others to make him feel good and look good.

2. Some For Me Street, the road taken by Half Hearted Traveler, who wants to serve God and others, without denying his own desires or shortchanging his own fulfillment.

3. Total Surrender Trail, the road taken by Truth Traveler, who wants to please God in everything and serve others in every way.

If we did not have help beyond our own knowledge, wisdom and strength, we might wonder about which road to take.

However, the Eternal Cartographer gives us...
a map to follow (the Holy Bible),
the counsel of a Personal Guide to lead us (the Holy Spirit),and
the recorded exploits of those who have gone before us (the lives of faithful followers of Christ),
to encourage us, so that we will not take the wrong path.

What a shame, to miss the way of life and then to miss eternal life.