A Fork, The Fog, And Faith

You come upon a fork in the road. A place where you have to choose the road to the right or the road to the left. You have never been down either before and do not know where either road leads. You do not have a road map to give you direction. What do you do? 

Looking down both directions you can only see fog. You can only see a few feet in front of you. The road is obscure. There is no way of knowing which is the best road. 

So it will come down to a decision and step of faith. The way may seem uncertain. Such a step lacks assurance. That is, such a step lacks assurance unless the object of your faith is God. 

If your confidence, trust, reliance, and assurance are in the person of God. then you have access to all you need. He knows the way. He has been down the road and every fork on every road you will ever face. God directs our steps. He knows the best road. Seek Him. Lean on Him. Do not trust your own wisdom. 

Proverbs 3:5-6 (ESV) 
⁵  Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
⁶  In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

If we rely on Him He will make our paths clear and straight. He will offer the necessary guidance if we wait on Him. It is tempting to choose on our own. We can be tempted to think we know best. Many have done this over the years. We may have done it ourselves and paid dearly for it finding out we made a mistake. The wiser choice would be to wait on God. 

It is better to wait on God to guide. And you can bet when He guides it will lead to steps of faith. You cannot hope to please God without faith. 

Hebrews 11:6 (ESV)
⁶  And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Every day, every decision, every fork in the road, and when fog blocks our sight it is step of faith after step of faith. 

2 Corinthians 5:7 (ESV)
⁷  for we walk by faith, not by sight.

When you face the fork in the road and the fog hides the best path to take, wait on God and then take a step of faith. His way is best. He knows best.