This is what the Lord says: "Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is..."
Jeremiah 6:16 NIV
Ask.
Sometimes that's the hardest thing!
Ask where the good way is - who has wisdom in this area, who knows the good path, who's been this way before?
Finding good people in our lives who can share their wisdom can be hard but worth the effort.
They may well be there and yet we simply don't ask.
Why not?
Pride gets in the way, culture gets in the way, fear of rejection, of looking foolish...yet it's an important part of making good decisions...of finding a way in difficult circumstances...
Look to the horizon
Seek God's wisdom
Ask good people
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Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see - such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15-16 NLT OK so this is an English translation of a letter Paul wrote to a church 2,000 years ago, but does it feel like Paul is wrestling with words and ideas to try and capture all of who Jesus is, of who God is, of how does it work that the walking around Jesus was also there before the beginning of the beginning of everything we can see and touch and know. Not only that but Jesus was somehow the agent of everything that has been made in the physical, social, and spiritual. Jesus is at the centre of it all. Walking around Jesus. Cooking fish for breakfast Jesus. Heart aching as he ...
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