AT THE CROSSROADS

INTRODUCTION

In Jeremiah 6:16 the prophet Jeremiah wrote;
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 shall find rest for your souls.

It goes on to say that they would not walk in it and suffered the consequences.

I want to give you a few things to consider when you find yourself at those cross road moments of your life.


BIBLICAL EXAMPLES OF WRONG CHOICES AT CROSSROAD MOMENTS

Adam and Eve- They disobeyed God and brought sin into the world.
Cain- He refused to do what was right and became the first murderer in history.
Lot- He chose to live in Sodom and his righteous soul was vexed.
King Saul- He continually disobeyed God and lost everything.
David- David made a wrong choice and became an adulterer, and a murderer.

BIBLICAL EXAMPLES OF RIGHT CHOICES AT CROSSROAD MOMENTS

Noah- His obedience brought forth deliverance for him and his family from the flood.
Moses- His obedience brought deliverance to the people of God out of slavery.
Joseph- He made a choice not to compromise his moral convictions and God used him mightily.
Job- He refused to become bitter and trusted God through his great trial
David- David made some good choices at his crossroad moments, but also made some bad ones.

The choices we make at the crossroad moments of our live will determine the destiny of our lives.


EXAMPLES OF CROSSROAD MOMENTS
Illness in our own lives or a family member
Death of a close relative
Loosing a Job
Children who go astray
Break up of a marriage
Having to relocate
Having a pastor retire at your church


No matter what has brought you to your cross road today your choices at the crossroad will determine your destiny

At my own crossroad moments that I have had to face this last year I have with Gods grace discovered some things that I want to share with you that might help you when you too face these times of decision.


TAKE THE MORAL HIGH ROAD

Own up to your wrong doing; be honest, instead of blaming others for your circumstances.

Maybe you are not responsible for what has brought you to this crossroad and you don’t even want to be there,

But God demands that we walk in the light as He is in the light and do what is right.



GET RID OF ANGER


Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, quarreling, and slander be put away from you, along with all hatred. (Ephesians.4:31)

Don’t be like the rattlesnake that gets so mad he ends up biting himself.

When we face crossroads they can be very confusing times, holding on to anger only complicates things.

Holding on to anger lead to self pity which is Satan’s favorite tool to destroy us with.



IT IS A MIRACLE OF GRACE TO WALK IN FORGIVENESS.

In the natural it is impossible to forgive sometimes; but God pours His love into our heart and gives us the grace to forgive. (Romans 5:5)


At your crossroad you will never choose the right road without forgiveness.

Choose to be a lover of people a man who forgives others as he has been forgiven and you will be on the right path





DON'T LIVE IN A DEFENCIVE MODE

The word says that mans judgments are trivial.
It matters more what God knows about you than what man thinks about you. We must live in obedience to the Lord no matter what.


ONLY THROUGH A VITAL PASSIONATE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD CAN WE KNOW FOR SURE THAT WE ARE ON THE RIGHT ROAD.

The first step might be that we come to know the Lord at the crossroad.

Crossroads are Gods way of getting our attention.

Maybe you’re at a crossroad and you have no idea where to go from here because you don’t know Jesus.


THE CROSSROAD WILL CAUSE US TO STOP COMPROMISING.

Those things we compromise to keep, we eventually loose.

We have so many examples in scripture of what happens when someone compromise.

Compromising could very well be what has brought you to your crossroad today.




REMEMBER GOD IS NOT AS INTERESTED IN THE DESTINATION AS MUCH AS HE IS WITH THE JOURNEY.


The process is where GOD is working.

Don’t get so caught up in the destination.

God is a eternal God, He sees our yesterdays and our tomorrows as He sees our today's.


YOU ARE NOT ALONE AT YOUR CROSSROAD MOMENT

Crossroad moments can be some of the hardest times we will ever face in our lives.

1.He will never leave us or forsake us in our time of need.
2.Take your time and seek the Lord, find His grace and His help in your time of need.
3. He is a faithful God. He will not forsake us.
4.The Lord will embrace us and help us step by step to take the right road.

DON'T STAND ALONE AT YOUR CROSSROAD MOMENTS

We need one another and will find God’s help in our times of decision from one another. Let this be our motto;

“I will stand no more alone”

Conclusion


Lead us to Dream again; Brian Doerksen
Here we stand
At a crossroads again
Like you said
In time the seasons change
Looking back
We recall the blessing and the pain
But now we turn our hearts toward
What is still to come
We want to dream again
Lead us Lord
Into a life of fruitfulness
Prepare our hearts to risk again
As we trust
Taking simple steps of obedience we know
That you will lead us Lord