Decisions…decisions…
Difficulties in decision-making are overcome when our hearts (plural) are ready to do the Lord’s will, whatever it may be. When my husband, Ralph, was here, we put our wills in neutral and prayerfully sought the counsel of God who held our future. We allowed peace to decide…not my will or his, but His peace in our hearts (plural). (Phil. 4: 7)
I am finding decisions are harder for me now…
there is only one heart! (singular)
I am reminded of the Four D”s of decision-making:
1. Don’t – If it is the responsibility of others, let them do it.
2. Delay – if it should be done at a better time, wait.
3. Delegate – if others can do it better, let them.
4. Do It – if none of the above apply…do it! Dr. Glen Heck
Life is a continuous series of exchanges based on wise or unwise decisions. We build decisiveness when we refuse to reconsider a decision that we know is right and not in harmony with God’s Word. Proverbs 11: 14 is clear …”where no counsel is, people fall; but in a multitude of counselors there is safety.”
Seems to me, there are a horde of decisions that need to be made after the loss of a partner (60 years). What do I need to be asking myself?
1. Is my use of things consistent with the purposes for which God created them? (money, family, food, clothes, time, friends…)
2. Whose jurisdiction am I under? (husband, parents, government, church; The Word of God…)
3. Can I make this decision with a clear conscience?
4. Am I in harmony with all those involved in the decision?
5. Have I yielded my rights on this decision?
6. Will it cause someone else to stumble?
7. Is this part of God’s purpose for my life?
The little decisions we make now determine
the big decisions we will make later.
What do you do when a decision comes knocking?
~Jackie Johnson - I am a former tribal missionary to the Kuna Indians on the Colombian border in Central America. Fluent in several languages, my husband and I currently pastor a Spanish-speaking church in Southern California. My passion is mentoring and equipping dedicated young women for life, marriage, motherhood, and beyond. I am the mother of two daughters and the grandmother of three Princesses and four young Knights.
