Choices

Israel had many kings and unfortunately most of them were involved in idol worship rather then following in the footsteps of King David in the worship of the One True God. Their decisions and choices in life affected whole generations in leading them away from the Lord. One of the lies of our society is that what I do does not affect anyone else. To say my actions only affect myself is being naive and most likely selfish. Our choices has and always will affect others around us. The ones affected the most are the ones closest to us. There are a couple of things to keep in mind concerning our choices.
First, the choices we make today form our tomorrows. That is why change can be so difficult for people. They would like things to change but that means their choices need to be different but they either like what they are doing or do not have the discipline or the courage to make different choices that can lead a person to the change they want.
Second, good choices can only be made when I am intentional about the choices I am making. I can either allow life to happen, being reactive, or I must be proactive and intentionally make the right decision.
Third, good choices are based upon the truth and an adequate amount of facts related to the choice that I must make. As a Christian I believe the Bible to be true and as a result I try to make choices based upon the truth of the Bible. If I need to make a choice on buying a car then I need to gather all the appropriate facts in order to make an informed choice.
There are other factors involved in making good choices but I begin here I am confident that you will make good choices. Remember there is a promised in James 1:5 that if I lack wisdom I can ask God and He will give me more wisdom so I can do the right thing. This is part of trusting the Lord with our life.
May the God of all love and grace strengthen you in the choices you must make.

Pastor John