Have you ever had to decide between two pathways in life? It can be a time of personal uncertainty because both choices seem right. I recall a time when I had to make such a decision. I was 40 years old at the time and had just been successful in a job application to take up a position as a Town Clerk in rural South Australia. This position would mean a further development in my Local Government Career. At precisely the same time I was offered a Church Pastoral position in Tasmania. But this position would mean a significant career change. After much thought I decided to change and follow my heart.

The pathway choices we make in life and the time we make them are so important. God is able to give us wisdom to make right decisions and to make them precisely at the right time as we travel the journey of life.

There is a fantastic Biblical example of God directing the lives of his people. The Israelites had left Egypt after that memorable first Passover night and were now being led by God by means of the cloud of His Presence. A transportable Tabernacle or Tent of Meeting had been built and God’s Cloud would remain over this tent structure with the various tribes camped around it.

The amazing thing is this, the cloud would lift when God wanted his people to know it was time to leave. They would pack up their tents and the tabernacle would also be dismantled and made ready for moving. Sometimes it would be a short stay, sometimes long, but God was controlling their travels.

Most of us can identify with this as we reflect on changes we have made in our own lives; different jobs, and different places we have lived. But our lives do not have to be the result of random choices or pathways simply determined by circumstances. The right direction for the pathway ahead is available.

Ref. Num. 9:15-23. NIV.