N8tivegirl

Have you ever stood at a crossroads?

I have — more times than I expected. And the older I get, the more I realize that crossroads aren’t rare interruptions… they’re invitations. Holy pauses. Sacred moments where God whispers, “Choose the way that leads to life.”

There comes a time when you sense a shift rising in your spirit — a tug that tells you the season you’re leaving can’t follow you into the one ahead. The familiar path feels safe, but something deeper calls you forward. And even when your knees shake, you know you can’t stay where you are.

But the unknown unsettles us.

Fear whispers all the reasons to turn back:

“What if you choose wrong?”

“What if you’re not ready?”

Fear pushes us toward what is familiar, even when the familiar is draining us. Yet every so often, courage stirs — a small spark, a quiet voice saying:

“Trust Me. Step forward. I’m already in your tomorrow.”

Most breakthroughs don’t begin with confidence;

they begin with trembling obedience.

Life has a way of nudging us to choose.

To decide who we want to become.

To release what’s hurting us.

To walk a road we’ve never walked before.

Crossroads appear when the old way can no longer hold who you are becoming.

Sometimes the choice is clear; other times it leaves us standing still, staring down two very different paths. And lingering too long can lead to regret — not always for the wrong choices we made, but for the choices we never made at all.

The words we didn’t speak.

The steps we didn’t take.

The moments we let slip by.

But regret is not where the story ends.

Crossroads are God’s way of calling us back to life.

Just like the prodigal son, sometimes we don’t recognize how lost we’ve become until everything grows quiet and we realize we’re far from home. But the beauty of grace is this:

God doesn’t wait for us to get it all together —

He meets us on the road back.

He sees the turning of your heart.

He hears the quiet plea.

He runs toward you before you can run toward Him.

And when we don’t know which way to walk, God gives us a promise:

“Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths… ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.”

— Jeremiah 6:16

The ancient paths aren’t old-fashioned.

They’re timeless.

They’re the roads of wisdom, truth, surrender, and peace.

Crossroads become clearer when we pause long enough to ask:

“Lord, where is the good way? And give me courage to walk in it.”

Jesus spoke of two roads — one wide and crowded, the other narrow and often overlooked. One feels easy in the moment; the other leads to life, peace, and purpose.

And here’s the miracle:

God doesn’t push us down the right road.

He invites us.

He guides us.

He walks with us.

So if you’re standing at a crossroads today — overwhelmed, unsure, trembling just a little — take heart.

The One who calls you knows the way.

The One who loves you walks beside you.

And the road He asks you to choose…

is the road that leads to life.

Reflection Question

What crossroads are you facing right now, and what is God inviting you to trust Him with?