“Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established . Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.” — Prov. 4:26-27
Have you ever made a wrong turn? I bet you have. And I bet you would agree that the quicker you find out the better it is. Several years ago I turned in the wrong direction and drove over 30 minutes before I discovered my error. Since the plan was to be on the lake fishing before sunrise, by the time I got to the lake it was well past daybreak. While it might be that you haven’t wasted that much time by taking a wrong turn, I doubt that anyone can say they’ve never taken a wrong turn. Whether you traveled a few blocks or many miles it wasn’t something you want to repeat. But, wrong turns can happen in ways other than driving. You can apply this to many different areas of life.
Some folks could stand and testify that one wrong turn changed the course of their life for the rest of their life—- they married the wrong person, took the wrong job, made the wrong investment, etc. Point is—we can do somethings that we can’t ever undo. In other cases, after a wrong turn the consequences could be avoided if correction is made in time. There’s an old song called, “I’m on the right road now”. I wish that was true of everyone. Sadly some people have failed to correct their course and they are still on the wrong road.
How is it with you? Did you take a wrong turn? Are you on the right road? Have you considered where the road will lead? Have you thought about how you got on the wrong road— error in judgment, outright rebellion, following someone else,? Have you thought about what you need to do to get back on the right track? One more question– When will you do it? I can assure you, the sooner the better! While how it happened might be important as related to how you get back on track, it shouldn’t stop you from doing so. If you are wrong nothing should stop you from getting right. It would be foolish for you to stay on the wrong road because someone wronged you, misled you, or joined with you. Regardless of how you got there, the consequences are the same. If you don’t turn around you will make a wreck of your life, and the chances are that you won’t be the only one who gets hurt. Think about where you’re headed and correct your course before it is too late. Think about it! Please!
