Choosing the correct path

[YourNameHere]

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

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;
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,
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.
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.

How do we, as Catholics, know if we have chosen the correct path? And if the path we have taken will make all the difference for us?
I presume we must have faith in God and have confidence in the path we are taking. That it is the correct path.

 

[Roguish]

If your path gradually but surely, over the course of the years, puts you at odds with the world and its ways, you can rest assured that you’ve taken the right path.

If, on the other hand, the path you’ve taken combines nicely with participation in the world and with a comfortable, pleasant, enjoyable existence in it, then I wouldn’t be so sure.

See Matthew 10:22 for one example of strong scriptural support for the idea that Salvation and getting along with the world do not go hand in hand.

P.S. Thanks for quoting this magnificent poem. I hadn’t read it in a couple of years. It’s truly a masterpiece.

 

[berniemcken]

You take the path the Church has laid for you, via her laws in right and wrong, sin and virtue. You live your life close to the sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist. You ask Jesus to be close to you. You consecrate yourself to Him through His Mother. You pray the Rosary daily. You look at the great saints, what paths they chose and how they lived their lives. If you do that and try to live a holy life and stick close to it you will attain heaven which is where every path should lead. Remember, the gate to heaven is narrow and few find it. Reliance upon God in all things, submission to the Church He gave us in all she teaches and in all truth are good ways to find it. That’s my take on holiness anyway.