Turn Right

Please forgive my tardiness in writing something new. It has been a long several weeks taking care of my elderly mother with many doctor's appointments and hospital stays. I Praise the Lord that it is behind us for now, for a season.

I was reading some thoughts that I jot down in my Bible that I get from preaching and teaching times and came across what I'm about to share with you. As I began to reflect on this little thought I couldn't help but think about times in my life that it appears I made a bunch of left turns. I know I have:

- - Left Love of/and/for the things of God
- - Left Joy filled Happiness
- - Left Jesus at my front door
- - Left Husband's Leadership in/and/of my home
- - Left Children's Attention because of my own selfishness
- - Left Holy Spirit Fullness and Power in/on/through my life
- - Left the Father's Care of every situation in my life, trusting myself
- - Left Trust that Christ has the devil in check and will soon say checkmate
- - Left Home to work in the world

It's not too late for anyone to quit making left turns in their lives. Praise the Lord.! I had to determine in my heart to begin making right turns. Once that first right turn is made it is easier to make that next right turn. I had to:

+ + Turn Right about the things of God  (Colossians 3:1-4)
+ + Turn Right and be filled with happiness and joy  (Isaiah 51:11; I Peter 1:8)

+ + Turn Right and take Jesus with you everywhere.  (Colossians 1:27; John 14:17; I John 4:12, 13)

+ + Turn Right and let your husband lead your home (Ephesians 5:23, 24; Titus 2:3-5#5)

+ +  Turn Right and love your children. Make memories with them.  (Proverbs 29:15; Titus 2:3-5#4)

+ + Turn Right and get back in tune with the Holy Spirit and his guidence in your life. 
       (Ephesians 1:15-19; Isaiah 40:13, 14)

+ + Turn Right and realize again, that the Father in heaven knows everything that is going on in your
       life and cares, after all, his thoughts of you are more in number than the grains of sand.
       (Psalm 139:17, 18)

+ + Turn Right and trust that Jesus knows what the devil's moves are and soon he will come for his
       bride.  (Isaiah 62:5; Psalm 73:28; I Thessalonians 4:14-18; Ecclesiastes 3:1; II Timothy 4:2;
       Job 1:8-10)

+ + Turn Right and work on becoming an "at home" wife and mother.  Develop a trade from home
       that will earn your "egg money". (Titus 2:5)

These are just some thoughts that came to mind. Things that I have come to in life and have had to make a change in my direction. I know that there are more things that we make Left Turns on but the point is to Turn Right and Keep On Going toward God and the things that are pleasing to God.

We are and were created to bring Glory to God. (Revelation 4:11)

"A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left." (Ecclesiastes 10:2)

A heart that is Right with God will not be Left behind.

When we get carried away with the things of this world we have Left the Right Way.

And if we are not Right with God then we can be out in Left field.


"Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts..." (Psalm 80:19)


"Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil." (Proverbs 4:27)


When you stay on the path with God, you will have no need to turn left or to turn right because you have kept going in the direction you should be going. If you are on the path with God you will not want to make a left turn, therefore, you will not need to turn right to get back on the path with God and will not be in the company of evil.


It is Well with my soul. Is it well with yours?