Sometimes I wish life had a joystick.
Real life doesn’t come with joysticks- control, just choices, consequences, and courage.
I remember once when I was faced with two dangerous choices that nearly tore me apart. It was a dilemma I’ll never forget. My survival depended on that job; my school fees, rent, toiletries, and even the little provisions I lived on all came from there. So when my boss asked me to lie, to report that only 7 containers had been shifted into the company instead of 14, my heart sank.
I began to wonder, why me? Why not someone else? God, why would You let me face this?
But heaven was silent. I prayed, I waited, but there was no voice, no sign. Just the reality before me, my values on one side and my survival on the other.
Still, I knew what I had to do. It was against everything in me to lie, no matter the cost. I loved my job, yes, but I couldn’t sell my truth for it. So I took a deep breath, looked my boss in the eye, and said,
“I’m sorry, Boss… I can’t do it. I’d rather lose my job than lose myself.”
It was going to be terrible, I knew it. But since I had left everything in God’s control, I believed He would take over the wheel.
And He did. Somehow, I wasn’t fired. He never asked me again.
Life might not come with a joystick, but when you hand the controls over to faith and integrity, you often end up right where you should be.
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