1 Kings 18:21 Elijah came to all the people, and said, “How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people answered him not a word.
Pastor Herk continued in his Sunday sermon series “Our Choices equal our Destiny”. Our big and small decisions that we make every day determine where we will be in the future. Just about everyone, if not everyone, have made some decisions that they regretted. Some, if not all, have put off decisions that we wished we had made when we had the opportunity and missed out. And yet, can look back on good decisions that we made which worked out for the best today.
Joshua 24:15 says, "if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
Get off the fence and make an informed decision. This pandemic virus has made many Christians fearful and they have made the decision to stay home from church despite taking every precaution to keep attenders safe, yet going out shopping. We hope that they don’t regret their choices. In total, our life is a result of choices by you and others along with corresponding actions. We’ve all been challenged with decisions that led to sleepless nights and serious discussions with those closest to us. We have to stop and think about it. But, the Christian has the Holy Spirit within us to help us with our decisions also. So why don’t we prayer about our decisions and choices that we make?
What is the process that we need to go through in making decisions? Martha Beth wrote that countless wise men have advised us to make decisions based on our rational objectivity rather than from emotional demeanor.” Then, some people make their decision based upon a “gut feeling” or what they feel in their heart; not their brain and the wisdom that they’ve acquired. It’s like flipping a coin to decide. Some follow the path of least resistance, aka “the easy way”. Some stall on their decision-making or waiting and studying all the options to be sure before making a clear choice. None of us are wired the same and approach decision-making if different ways. The question really is: What is your ultimate strategy in your decision-making process? The Bible tells us that we are to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’” But, do we? What is the roadmap that you follow to make sound, well-intended and satisfying decisions? Omniscient God has placed us all here on this earth with decisions to make, know what past, present and future choices we will make. We do not know what is coming in our future, but God does. So, doesn’t it make sense to include Him in our decisions? God gave us free choice.
Deuteronomy 30:19-20a “I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days.”
A decision is something we do to make up our mind, to determine which direction we are going to go or not go. They determine the strong from the weak, success from failure. Indecision causes missed opportunities. Decision cause us to be lost or saved. If the Bible was written today, what would it say about your decisions? Romans 12:2 tells us, “do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”
Let's continue Pastor Herk's message on decision-making in the next post.
In Christ, Brian
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