The right choice

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. (Jeremiah 29:11 ESV)

 Making decisions is rarely easy to do, and one of the most important times to get it right is when you are deciding on a new job offer. My wife and I were looking for new challenges—but where? We had several offers, but two stood out above the others. One was in California; the other was in the Middle East. We added up all of the advantages and disadvantages in neat columns, but the two options came out equal.

We read God’s Word and spent time daily trying to discern His plan, but it all seemed a bit foggy. There were just too many variables to know where each path would take us. We felt like what we needed was some sort of direct leading from God, so we kept asking God for direction.

The answer we needed came in the form of a clear picture in my mind of a glowing golden staircase that ascended to the right. In our case this was significant, because of the two possible directions we could go. We were living in Texas at the time, so the Middle East was to the right of us as we looked at a map of the world, and California was to the left. We believed that vision was the indication from God that we had been praying for, and we acted on it. Looking back now, I can definitely say that was the right choice. —Curtis Peter van Gorder [1]

Your assignment is not your decision – but your discovery. —Mike Murdock

[1] Activated The Golden Staircase