Lesson2
While we journey, there will be many crossroads.
As mentioned in #4 listed above. We can look back and see those
crucial turning points in our lives. Sometimes we don’t
even know what is happening until we have gotten past that crucial
point. You could say that each crossroad is a choice. A choice
we must decide and then follow.
Jeremiah 6:16 NIV says " ' Stand at the crossroads and
look....
ask where the good way is,and walk in it. and you will
find rest for your souls...' "
Jeremiah was talking to people
of Israel, but they did not listen. So they suffered the consequences
of being disobedient. The same happens to us. We are blessed
to have a loving God that gives is chances.
Before we became Christian,
we walked in the dark.
Look up the following verse.
Psalm 18:28>The
Lord God light will fill mammy as his child and will reveal
the sin that I must repent and turn away from. He will turn
my darkness into light.
Psalm 119:105>The
Bible is mammy's light which will lead her down God's path
of righteousness.
Psalm 27:1>When
mammy is afraid, all she has to remember is the Lord gave
her salvation which is her hiding place in which she no longer
has to be afraid. He will give mammy strength to overcome
with a confident faith.
Psalm 19:8>For
mammy to know God's word and his commandments brings joy to
her heart. For God's laws are holy and opens mammys eyes to
righteousness.
Psalm 89:15>Mammy
is joyful for she knows God's voice and follows him for he
directs her path.
John 1:4>Jesus is light and when
mammy received him into her heart his light came to take her
darkness away.
John 8:12>Jesus
tells mammy that he is the Light of the world and when she
follows Him she will not walk in darkness but have the light
of life within her.
John 12:35>Jesus
shares that mammy must walk in the light or else darkness
will overtake her and to walk in that darkness mammy will
walk off the path Jesus has set before her.
John 12:36>Mammy
knows while the gospel is still being spread throughout the
world that she must believe so she can become a child of God.
Acts 9:3>As
Saul was on his way to Damascus suddenly Jesus appeared in
a great light to him.
2 Corinthians 4:6>God
commanded the light to shine out of the darkness. God also
is the one who draws us to Jesus through his light so that
we can glorify God through Jesus Christ the one true light.
James 1:17>God
is the giver of the good and perfect gifts to us. The gifts
are more of God's light which comes down to us from heaven.
A major crossroad in our life
is when we became Christians. For some of us it was a defined
moment in our life. For others, it was a series of events
that lead to a sure walk with God.Paul
describes our journey as Christians like a race. We are all
running towards the same goal (to be more like Christ) but
we all have different courses, different paces and different
running styles. One danger we all face is those who threaten
to "cut in on" us. When someone cuts in on a race,
the damage can be considerable. But the outcome can also depend
on out response to the situation. This is were having the
light of Jesus will help us through the obstacles of our walk.
What are
the things that cut in on you and keep you from your walk?>There
are many distractions in this life which seem to draw my attention.
I recognize the more I learn in the word that I must keep
my eyes on Jesus no matter what comes my way. So much entertainment,
so many excuses I can use, even some friends who mean well
can get me off track, old past sins, and just my human nature.
Can you see
how you respond differently to obstacles now compared to when
you were a new Christian?>Absolutely
I can see a big difference in how I respond to circumstances
and temptation. I may not run well physically but I am learning
to run fast in the spirit when temptation comes.
What do you
do when you mess up??>Well the Holy
Spirit speaks to my heart pretty prompt when I mess up but
sometimes my pride will keep me from dealing with it and confessing
it. I feel pretty ugly when I do sin against God and when
I finally confess my mess, I feel so clean and don't carry
such a heavy burden around or on my back.
There will
be times we will feel like we are in a dark place in our walk.
Stormie Omartian says "Sometimes what seems like the
darkest step we've ever been on comes just before the brightest
light we've ever experienced." "When David was taling
about going through the valley of the shadow of death, he
was in a dark time in his life. He did what we have to do
and that is call out to the Lord and take His hand. So though
we may feel we are in the dark, we reach out , take his hand
and this we have enough light to take the next step. Sometimes
we have to go through the dark valley's so that God can teach
us to trust Him. Sometimes we have our greatest growth during
this time.
Extra Credit
:) Take some time out this weekend and read each other's testimonies.
