Intersections

Gun’s Quote-of-the-Week:

“Be discerning. Bad decisions and bad friends are easily made.”

-LLIC 2008

It’s easiest to go straight.

Think about it. When you see a car wreck, where do you see it? Is it on the straight section of road, with no intersection, no turns, no curves? Hardly. Sure, there are exceptions. Sometimes the road has ice. Sometimes there’s a blowout, but for the most part, if somebody makes a mistake and causes an accident, it is because they didn’t see something or made the wrong turn at an intersection.

Intersections are where lost people can’t decide whether or not to go right or left and change their mind when the light turns green. Intersections are where people miss the stop sign and drive on through. Intersections are where you question if this was the turn you were supposed to make or if it is the next one. They are the point in which you choose which way you are going to go. Your decision turns into the place you want to go or the place you never intended to. Indiscretion at an intersection can turn you into a pile of twisted metal. Conversely, your indiscretion can do the same thing to somebody else.

There would be no use for roads if there were no intersections. There are many places in life to go and many places we should never be. The only way we can avoid bad places and reach the good ones is to turn. Sometimes, that’s hard. Sometimes, we second guess ourselves.

There has been much second-guessing recently. There has been much looking in the rear view mirror. There is wonder as to where that one road lead. There has been concern that this road is bumpier than the one I could have taken. There is concern that my next turn is bumpier yet.

Then, there was clarity. It came quickly and without much warning this weekend. Suddenly, I knew that the road I was traveling was the correct one. My nerves and senses were calmed, and I came to know the confidence of driving in the right direction again.

You see, there is one other intersection that exists in our world and at that intersection was the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The intersection I speak of were the two tree limbs that made His cross. That was, perhaps, the toughest intersection of them all.

It was this intersection, this love, that helped remind me that the decisions I made in my past were discerned carefully, honestly and with great care. It was this intersection that drove me to where I wanted to go and to where I belong. It was reliance upon this intersection that provided me the direction in the first place. It will be this reliance which guides me on where I turn next.

We all have the benefit of 20-20 vision. We also have the benefit of discernment. We all make decisions everyday and sometimes we look back and question whether or not we really did the right thing. It’s natural and it’s human.

This road of life is a one-way street, however, and there is no going backwards. So even if you’ve made a wrong turn, know that you can discern a new one. Know that the most important intersection in life, the Cross, can help you with that discernment.

After you discern, choose, and drive forward.

…and that’s why it’s a Gun’s Quote!