Saturday, April 22, 2017

In the Valley of Decision



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In the valley of decision
And you don’t know where to turn
Two signs along the way
Will help you the path confirm.

Some say there are three
But I believe there are only two:
Two answers from the throne
That come to me and to you.

You can disagree if you like
But read on and you will see
There are only two responses,
I repeat, just two and not three.

But how can we simplify
All of life’s hard decisions
And trivialized them as it were
Into two straightforward positions?

Well it is not so straightforward
But it comes right down to two
However difficult your decision
Concerning everything in your view.

Often there is a lot of clutter
That first must be cleared away,
Much of it is our own desire
And really not what God has to say.

But when we come to His perspective
And we put our will behind
It is only then that we realize
There were two answers all the time.

Image result for images of a traffic light

It is somewhat like the traffic lights
There are amber, red and green,
Three colours but just two options,
Aha! Now you see just what I mean.

Red says that you must stop
 And green says continue on your way
But what does amber say to do?
“Wait”, I am sure is what you would say.
  
But how would you wait at a stoplight
If the light was showing green
And then proceed if that light was red
You would just create a scene.

So when it comes right down to it
Only two options you need consider:
Should I go or should I stop
Whether it’s red or green or amber.

You see amber really means to stop
If you are there at the traffic light
And if it catches you on approach
Stop is the option that is also right.

So that in truth and in fact
Amber indicates that we should stop
And that reality re: the traffic lights
Also pertains to our life’s lot.

God has overview of life’s decisions
He sees the outcome before we do,
He knows the end from the beginning
All of life’s future is within His view.

When we perceive that He says, “Wait!”
That’s another way of saying “No.”
To consider such as the answer “Yes!”
Is clearly not the way that we should go.

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There’s no need to belabour the point
The options are only “Yes” or “No”,
“Wait” is a figment of our imagination
When in the future we intend to go.

Remember God is the one in control,
He determines when it’s yes or no,
He has no need to say to us to wait
For He says a thing and it is so.

Remember too it is He who orders
The steps of the righteous man,
Commit your decision making to Him,
Let His “Yes” and “No” be your plan.

Stewart Russell © 2017

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