Ask Where the Good Way Is

 

This is what the Lord says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’”

—Jeremiah 6:16

Frequent readers of this blog know that I am a huge fan of the Gregorc Style Delineator™ and the work of Anthony F. Gregorc, Ph.D., the creator of the Mind Styles™ protocol of understanding human behavior (https://www.gregorc.com/). I have had the privilege of helping several thousand individuals come to a greater understanding of who they are and how they interact with others by using this instrument.

One of the four dominant Mind Styles™ is the Concrete Random™. This individual takes information in very concretely—it is what it is—and then processes that information and orders it out randomly—chunk, chunk, chunk. Typically, the dominant Concrete Random has a very short attention span and derives a great deal of his or her personal energy from new things. Thus, the dominant Concrete Random person is always looking for something new. Sometimes, this individual, in questing for things new, “throws the baby out with the bath water.” Said another way, the dominant Concrete Random person may far too quickly discard the old tested and tried way in the rush toward something new and exciting.

In our walk with Jesus, we “Christ’s-ones” must not fall into the trap of thinking that only new things matter. In fact, God gave specific instruction to His people through the Prophet Jeremiah, as recorded in Jeremiah 6:16:

This is what the Lord says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’”

As we begin a new day, let’s not be like the people of old. Let’s not refuse to walk in the way the Lord lays out before us. Let’s not too quickly discard the old in favor of the new. It may just be that connecting with the saints that have gone before us has far greater value than we may imagine. Let’s ask where the good way is. At least it’s worth considering.

 

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