“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths” Prov. 3:5-6.
Decisions come in all shapes and sizes. Everyday we face decisions about what to eat, whether to exercise, how to use our time. Over the years these regular decisions generally become habits, and we don’t think much about them. If we have guided these small decisions well from the start, we don’t really have to worry about them. When we haven’t been making wise decisions, however, even these seemingly small choices can blossom into serious bad habits like procrastination or an unhealthy lifestyle. We also fairly regularly run into larger decisions that may have even bigger immediate and long-term consequences.
Whatever type of decision we face, there are biblical principles that can help us make better decisions. 1. Direction from God: As Christians, our overall direction in life is determined by our commitment to God, and we must remember to ask Him to direct our lives. How does God direct us? Through the wisdom He gives us in the Bible and through wise biblical counsel from His servants. 2. You must learn to live on biblical vision: the scriptures says where there is no vision, the people perish. Visionlesness is suicidal. God’s word brings divine principles and Ideas that should inform your manner of lifestyle and value system. If you don’t have a scriptural vision, you will fall for anything and everything.
3. Be deliberate: Weigh your options, including the option of doing nothing. One often-overlooked factor to weigh is how much each option will help you grow in knowledge, skill or character. Don’t just take a decision, examine the immediate and eventual consequences. “A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished” Prov. 22:3. 4. Always make godly choices: you can win with righteousness and integrity. Never cut corners, never become so desperate as to want to get something at all cost. You must win only doing it right. 5. Don’t dilly dally: implement your decision decisively. Put the decision into practice diligently, we will likely be happy with the results. God gives this encouragement to those who seek His will and follow His way: “‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’ So we may boldly say: ‘The LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?’” Heb. 13:5-6.
FURTHER READING:
“And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.” Isa. 11:3-4.
“And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.” Matt. 25:8-9.
DECLARATION:
Dear Abba Father, thank You for another day, You are my refuge and an ever present help in the times of troubles. I dwell in the secret place of the Most-High God and abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Because the Lord has given His angels charge over me I declare that no evil comes near me, neither does any plague come near my dwelling. A thousand will fall at my side, and ten thousand at my right hand but it shall not come near me. I declare that I walk in Divine protection in Jesus name, amen.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Jer. 35:1-19. Jer. 36:1-32. Jer. 37:1-21. Jer. 38:1-28.
QUOTE FOR THE DAY:
“Every Relationship You Keep Either Nurtures Your Strength Or Your Weakness.”
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