I think that's what's the matter today. We want that most popular route. And when God makes a way... The people gets away from Him, and God makes a way for that people to return back to Him (like I was speaking of last night), and the people refuse to do it, then God asks, "Why?" He always asks that. "Why didn't you do it?"
So if He makes a way and we refuse to do it, then He asks why we didn't do it. And I would rather get it fixed up here than to wait for Him to ask me at judgment why I didn't do it. Some men's sins go before them, others follow. I want mine to go on before me, confessed. And then, I want to be right when that time comes.
As the old colored brother said, "You know, a long time ago," said, "I talked to the Lord, and I told Him I wanted my way clear. I didn't want no trouble, when I come down to the river." So I think that's about the way we all feel. That kind of expresses it, that we don't want no trouble at the river, because it's going to be a awful pushing, shoving time at that time. So we want to be sure that we're right.

William Branham, sermon «The Way Back»
https://en.branham.ru/sermons/62-1123