The Paths That Please the Creator

🌿 “The Paths That Please the Creator”

By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar

There are choices that echo like whispers in eternity

and there are choices that vanish like smoke in the wind.

But the decisions that please the Creator are the ones that begin not in the mind’s quick logic, nor in the body’s fleeting desire, but in the deep, still waters of His will.

These are the decisions He blesses decisions He Himself initiates.

When the Creator plants a vision, He sends the rain, the sunlight, and the soil.

When He gives the assignment, He supplies the strength.

When the step is for His glory, He paves the path.

Many ask, “How do I know if this decision is of God?”

The answer is not found in restless signs or in chasing wonders.

It is found in this question:

“Will this bring Him delight? Will this fulfill His purpose? Will His name be glorified when it is done?”

If the answer is yes walk forward with a steady heart.

For it is written: “It is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.”

Your desire to do right and your ability to do right both flow from the same Source like twin rivers meeting in the valley of grace.

🌾 The Folklore of the Weaver’s Choice

Long ago, in a village where the sun painted the earth gold, there lived a weaver named Nalah. She was famous for her tapestries, though she never claimed the credit. She would often say, “My hands may move the threads, but the pattern comes from Above.”

One year, a wealthy merchant brought her the finest silk and the richest dyes, saying, “Make me a tapestry so grand that my name will be remembered forever.”

At the same time, the village elder brought her rough wool and faded colors, asking, “We need a banner for the gathering a work that will honor the Creator.”

Nalah faced a decision. The merchant’s offer promised wealth, security, and praise. The elder’s request offered no gold only the chance to lift the name of the Most High.

That night, she prayed: “Lord, I will weave what You wish. Show me the pattern You desire.”

In her dream, she saw two looms: one woven with gold that unraveled in the wind, and another of humble threads that shone brighter than the sun.

The next morning, she told the merchant she could not take his commission. Instead, she poured her skill into the banner for the gathering. On the day of the festival, as the banner was raised, the whole village sang to the Creator, and Nalah felt a joy greater than any riches could bring.

To this day, the village tells her story how the weaver’s choice became a pattern in the Creator’s own tapestry.

🌱 The Parable of the Two Gardens

A man owned two gardens.

In the first, he planted whatever pleased his eyes flowers for show, fruits for his own table, trees for his own shade. It bloomed quickly, but in time, the ground hardened, and the roots withered.

In the second garden, he asked the Creator, “What would You have me plant here?”

The Creator guided his hand: some seeds were plain, some took years to sprout, but every plant served a purpose. Some gave food, others gave medicine, and still others gave shelter to the birds.

Years later, the first garden was bare. The second flourished without ceasing. And the man learned: the soil blessed by the Creator never loses its harvest.

So then

Do not make decisions out of habit, emotion, or fleeting comfort.

Do not let fear or circumstance be your compass.

Let the Creator’s voice be the wind in your sails.

If the step requires His strength, take it

for in leaning on Him, you will find He lifts you higher than you could ever climb alone.

When you leap in faith one… two… three… jump you will feel His wind lift you.

And you will know: this decision was not mine alone; it was born in His heart and carried by His hand.

For the greatest decision you will ever make is to let your will be braided into His like threads in a tapestry

or seeds in a garden

that will bloom for His good pleasure.