The Path We Walk

Yesterday being a surprisingly warm day in the UK I rode my co-workers bicycle back home as I forgot my wallet, laptop and various other items that are located in my laptop bag. I rode on the pavement which was following a main road straight down, this was until it curved off into what is a large area of grass. I could see this path twisting and turning through this grassy area like a giant snake. I figured it would be quicker to continue straight and ride over the grass to the pavement on the other-side.

The grassy area was extremely hard to ride along, it was bumpy, filled with obstacles and took a lot more effort to ride over than the pavement. By the time I got to the other side I was really exhausted, this made the rest of the journey difficult. I rested when I got home, and boy did I need it. I thought about why I was so tired 'If only I took the path laid before me than carving my own route!!'.

I was now carrying more weight. I took the exact same route back to work until the point where I got to the large grassy area, this time around I took path laid before me. Although I did not time it, it felt like I got to the other-side quicker than when I went over the grass. The path was so easy to ride along, no bumps or obstacles; just nice smooth ground. When I joined back on to the pavement I was roaring along, I wasn't exhausted!

We all walk down the paths we choose in life, what we can fail to recognise is that all paths lead to the same great road. If we are to preoccupied with all these paths, these choices, we will never reach the road that leads to Him.

"Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established." - Proverbs 4:26 (KJV)

We need to study the path that He has set before us and not deviate from it, even when another route looks quicker or easier. There are no shortcuts, only the willing will find their way.