AT THE CROSSROADS

Have you listened to the American Hip-Hop group called Bone Thugs and Harmony? I started appreciating their unique style of rap, which is a mixture of south-central ebonics and strong rhymes. The four members of the group, Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Wish Bone, and Bizzy Bone were real tonguetwisters when performing their songs. Though I dont like some of their tracks, I love listening to ''THE CROSSROADS'', their Grammy Award winning song in 1997. The song is about man's existence and what would and could happen to him when he dies. It was a first class Rap performance.

There comes a time in our life when we come to the Crossroads. It is a time when we are faced with making a crucial decision about our future. It is a period of reflection. Deep reflection. It happens that you have two good options, and you don't feel like dropping any of them. However, you know you have to sacrifice one of the options for you to move ahead. Just like Jesus gave his life for humanity on the cross of calvary. He could have bowed down to the Devil and taken the ''Gifts and Prizes'' he was offered , but he chose to redeem mankind. What a sacrifice of love!

We all arrive at the crossroads at a period in our life. And we need to take that crucial decision. Something has to be sacrificed to move forward. However, there is the need for us to put the situation in the hands of God. This is to stop us from making grave mistakes in our race towards destiny.Let us move close to God when we arrive at the crossroads. I hope this piece makes sense to you. I am the crossroads as I write today's post. May the good lord continue to protect us. Amen.