As I was driving to church yesterday morning, a chipmunk darted across the road ahead of me. He sped in a straight line from one side of the road to the other and, at the end of his run, made a huge leap into the ditch, as if to celebrate the success of his journey.

How different is the behavior of most squirrels that find themselves in the path of an on-coming vehicle! They can’t seem to decide which way to go. They hesitate and change directions multiple times, and often end up as roadkill because of their indecisiveness.

The Bible calls for us to make decisions. 1 Kings 18:21 says, “Elijah went before the people and said, ‘How long will you waver between two opinions?…’” Like the chipmunk, we need to decide which direction we want to go and never waver from that decision. By following the teachings of Christ, we will keep on the straight path and have a successful end to our journey!