You know when you think you are headed in the right direction in life, and then something happens and you realize you’re not? That happened to me eighteen years ago. I call it my Road to Damascus moment.
No, I didn’t fall down on a dirt road like Paul the Apostle (Acts 9) and remain blind for three days, rather, my eyes were opened after I nearly fell off my chair.
A comment made in a church meeting made me question every aspect of my life:
the food I eat,
the books I read,
the shows I watch,
the music I listen to,
the way I spend my free time,
the things I choose to celebrate.
The stunning realization that I was perpetuating false tradtions in my home nearly made me fall off my chair. There I was, coasting along in life, when there was so much to be done. I knew in that moment that I had work to do. What I didn’t realize in that moment was that it would be a life-long journey to eliminate things in my life that don’t lead me and my family to Christ. Just when I think I’m finished, something else shows up.
The last eighteen years have been an adventure I wouldn’t trade for anything. To live in the world, but not of the world, has rewards to numerous to list here. To give up those things that don’t lead one to Christ is an adventure I recommend, and a journey worth taking.
Jesus’ search for the one in ninety-nine not only includes a search for those who are caught up in sin and shame, and those who have left the path that leads Home, but also, thankfully, for those who are simply facing the wrong direction.
How has Jesus pointed you in the right direction?
Have you experienced your own Road to Damascus?
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