“A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” James 1:8
Squirrels have a high “squashed” rate. Perhaps they are excited by the load of nuts they are carrying or anxious about getting more. However, when crossing a road, their indecisions often get them killed by cars whizzing down the road the little rodents attempt to cross.
It is not the car’s fault in most cases; it is usually the squirrel’s. They quickly dart across the road, but their decision process gets them killed when they see a vehicle approaching.
Often, they dart to the middle of the road, then they change their mind and bolt back from where they came. “Wait, I’ll go to the other side of the road.” They again change their mind and then “squash”! Their ever-changing mind gets them run over because they got in the way of a car that did not deviate from its course.
So many people are often of the same double-minded mindset. They decide on one goal in their lives. Then, “No, wait, I change my mind.” They go in another direction in their lives. “Whoops,” before that direction is reached, they again change their mind, just as do the direction-changing squirrels. They never meet their goals because they are always changing their plans. Too often, they also get “squashed” and do not accomplish much in their lives.
Christians often are also indecisive. They decide to obey the Lord. They go to church, start reading their Bibles, and have a prayer life. The Lord begins to change their lives. They are happier, and then some gleaming, glittering temptation makes them change their course, and “squash,” they too end up never accomplishing anything for themselves or the Lord.
“ … choose you this day whom ye will serve ….” Joshua 24:15
Are your plans often like that of a confused and unsure squirrel crossing the road? Many times, people do not have a clue as to what they should do in certain circumstances or even with their lives.
God has plans for you from your beginning. He knows what you are best suited to do. Pray about what He would have you do. His directions for you will always be the best.
Read the Bible and let the Lord direct your future path by pointing out Scriptures to help you get on His track. Seek counsel from Christians that you discern are more spiritual than you. (Do not seek the non-Christian’s opinions. Why would they know the direction in which God would want you to go? They do not even know Him).
Pray about it some more. Until you are absolutely sure of God’s direction for you, WAIT patiently and then head in that route without deviating one bit. Yes, there may be some roadblocks or detours, but if that’s the direction you are convinced the Lord wants you to go, He will make provision for those temptations and impasses. They may even be part of His plan to strengthen you and point you in His direction.
Cross that road! Do not look back, turn back, or change your mind. If you do those things, you may be one more squashed “squirrel” on life’s road.
“A double-minded man: one who wavers having no fixed mind. He is one thing today, another tomorrow. A man having such a mind has ways just as changeable. He is continually unsettled.”
— Brethren New Testament Commentary
