Monday, July 04, 2005
Crossroads
Before I arrive at a road junction, my driving instructor would always tell me which direction to go – Turn left, turn right or go straight. His favourite line is "mai you liao", which, when loosely translated, means easy on the accelerator.
In life however, we aren’t always so blessed to have someone sitting beside us, telling us where to go. More often than not, we probably don’t even realise we’re approaching a crossroad until we reach one.
For us as Christians, I would presume our ‘driving instructor’ is God…Most of the time at least. But I guess every now and then, we, being the cocky, egoistic creatures that we are, think we know the route pretty darn well…so we drive along on our grandfather’s road, nonchalant about stuff. That’s where we get lost.
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It is often said that God speaks to you in unexpected ways. Ha.
You see, it is a Friday night, and Friday nights for me, are rather routine. I’m either out ‘chilling’, winding down at home, or in church for charismatic. So anyway, I was in church, buried in my unworthiness, trying to worship and praise an awesome God. I so badly needed to let it out but I didn’t know how. Then, standing right in front of me was my Godpa. (Thank God for godparents…) Somehow, he seemed so in-my-face, like God was trying to tell me, "He’s not your Godpa for nothing, use him silly."
And so I did and I’m glad, because he provided some directions, which gave me a better picture of my life. What made me even happier was his mere presence. Silent yet comforting…Superficial but deep.
Back to my point…I guess there are many crossroads in our life. Some are more difficult than others. Some are bumpy. Some are confusing. But when you’re at one, simply take out the ‘street directory’, read it and stay rooted. You’ll find our ‘driving instructor’ soon enough.
Posted by Jo at 10:17 AM
