1Kings 18:21 - Elijah went before the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.”
But the people said nothing.
Sometimes decisions can be very difficult.
I can think of many times in life when we faced a very difficult decision, not because the choice was undesireable but because it meant choosing NO for something else. Some examples:
- picking a college and career
- deciding to propose marriage
- buying that first house
- changing a job, church, etc
- how about choosing to serve, or tithe, or stay in ur marriage, etc
The problem with choices is that they require us to choose! Choices mean committing to a direction.
God designed choices when He came up with free will. We like having the ability to make up our own mind, but don't always want to take on the responsibility. But that comes with the territory. (along with consequences, rewards, enjoyment, personal satisfaction, regret, etc). That's a LOT of pressure on us!!
So how do we make good choices? Actually the way to choose well is in seeing the end before we begin. By looking at choices as a path instead of a moment, we tend to choose better. That's called wisdom. Wisdom sees the end result and chooses the path, staying with the decision for as long as it takes to get to the end result.
Here's a couple of questions to help with that?
- what is the wise thing to do?
- where does this path lead?
- will this get us closer to God's goals for me?
- would God (Jesus) make the Sam decision if he were me?
Most often, people avoid choosing to follow the Lord because of what they know they need to give up. They end up choosing a path that leads to destructive results instead of the narrow path that leads to life. Don't let that short term thinking cloud your judgment. Choose the better results that God offers. Don't delay and dont falter. Make the right decision.
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