So many of us have heard of the famous poem “The Road Not Taken,” by Robert Frost, right? I have been pondering on it for the past few days now. The first thing it brings up in my mind is Kid President (if you do not know Kid President, look him up on youtube). After I get passed the hilarious images of Kid President, I actually begin to ponder the poem. Here it is for all those who have not seen it in awhile:
TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth; 5
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same, 10
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back. 15
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference. 20
I sit here and think how much this applies to me right now. My road had diverged numerous times in my life. The choices I have had to make and live with, plus the ups and downs have ultimately placed me where I am at today. Now I know this sounds Cliché because everyone loves using this poem, but thinking in my counter cultural ways it really fits. I am, in a few shorts months, leaving everything behind for a year to pursue after a calling that God has paced on my heart. Many young people in America want to pursue lasting jobs, settle down, and join the larger group of people making an American living.
I have been called to something different.
I want to travel the world and pursue after those who are lost and broken. I want to shine Christ’s love to the millions who do not see Christ in their daily lives. I want to rescue people, show them love, and put smiles on faces that have long lost them. I want to put away the thought of living the American dream and follow after where God is calling me. Isn’t this what all the disciples did? They were called from their normal lives and brought into a journey that changed them drastically. This excites me greatly. So I have chosen the road less traveled in my journey. I hope and pray God is glorified in this every moment of every day.
I challenge you all to look at the roads in front of you. What route will you take? What directions does God have you on?
