Good and Evil Aren’t Always Straight Lines

God sent us to this earth to learn the difference between good and evil. That sounds simple enough—until you start living it. The older I get, the more I realize that “good” isn’t always a bright, glowing arrow pointing one direction. Sometimes it’s a crossroads with fog on every path.

Is good saving a woman from an unwanted pregnancy, or is good letting a child live?

Is good protecting the giant redwoods in California—even if you live in Arkansas—or is good keeping taxes low so a man can take care of his family?

Is good propping up a corrupt government in Africa because he happens to be an enemy of our enemy, or is good refusing to spend money on faraway problems when people at home are struggling?

These aren’t easy questions. They’re the kind that make you sit still for a minute. They remind us that God didn’t send us here to memorize answers—He sent us here to learn discernment, to wrestle with choices, to grow a conscience that can bend without breaking.

And the truth is, we can’t find that discernment on our own.
The only way to truly know good is to ask God, because He is the only true good.
Every honest prayer—short or long, whispered or wordless—opens a little more light.

Maybe the real lesson is this:
Good isn’t always obvious. But God will teach it to anyone who asks.