The Unconventional Crossroads

I have been thinking about crossroads these days, and it reminds me of all of the questions which we ask ourselves when we come to a crossroad. Our primary questions surround which way to go. Jesus said, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life.’ And this answers every persons questions in life. We want to know which way to go, we want to know what the truth is, and we want to know how to live the abundant life. It reminds me of the muppet movie when Fozzie and Kermit are driving along and see a giant fork in the road.

Now the important thing here aside from the fact that Jesus is the answer, and as long as we are walking with Him, then all else works itself out is this thing of an unconventional crossroad. This is where our journey comes to a significant crossroad, and we have to make a definitive decision that whatever was behind us, is not what is before us.

I was raised by a hippie preacher, and he once said to me, ‘It has been a long time since I have met someone who has radical faith.’

Now when we think of someone being radical or unconventional we tend to think of biblical characters like John the Baptist. The truth is, his attire, and his diet is not what made him radical or unconventional – it was his response to his purpose. Let’s face it, John did not waver, he did not cater to a certain crowd, he was not well known for saying conventional things. He was not hanging out in the synagogues, having polite conversations about the deeper meaning of the talmud. He was not living life as they expected him to live.

And this is the christian walk in a nutshell. I recently read someone’s summary of their christian walk.‘…there’s no better feeling than when you know you’re being true to who you are and to who God made you to be, even if what you have to say and the things you do might not be liked or understood by everyone.’

I believe that we all come to this unconventional crossroads and we decide who it is that we really want to serve. Being radical is not being a lone wolf, it is not being ‘disfellowshipped’, it is not being bitter or hurt by the mainstream church, it is not changing your attire and diet to something strange. Being radical, begins in our heart, as we allow him to work in us, and show us that this walk is unconventional, it is radical, and it is unexplainably the best decision you could ever make.

I think, we all come to a point in our journey, in our walk, in our relationship – and it is a decision where we have to seriously ask ourselves what we really want from our journey, what we want from Papa. Truth is, I would rather be considered radical and full of faith, then I would to just keep plodding around on the road.

Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life…and I believe there is much more to this journey than what we have seen so far. I also believe that the more radical we become in our relationship with Him, that more will be required from us.

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