What to do?

1/26/2021

Deuteronomy 31:6 "Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will never leave you or forsake you."

Decisions are difficult for many of us to make. I was actually talking to my niece about this recently. Two goals she has this year are to be less hard on herself and to be more decisive. If you knew how capable, caring, and smart she is (she is truly an amazing human), it would surprise you that she would be anything but confident. This got me thinking that confidence is one of the key factors - I believe, anyway - of being a decisive person. During our discussion, I could easily identify with both those areas of struggle, as I too have these qualities, although I am better than I used to be. Thankfully, she did not have to learn the importance of these goals when she was in her mid-forties like I did. I will, of course, be holding her up in prayer for this new mindset. I know she can do it!!!

It is interesting when you think about how many decisions we need to make over the course of our lives. Some of these choices are minor ones, like what kind of fries do I want with my burger or what  I should wear. Some decisions, however, can change the course of your life, like who you choose to develop friendships with, whether to attend college or learn a trade, who you are going to marry, if you have children, where to live, what house to buy, and I could go on and on. Oftentimes we base our decision making on how we were raised or others' expectations of us. This is not necessarily a bad way to go, especially if you have been raised with good principles and you have people in your life that love and support you.

Today, after a long time of waiting and silence, my husband and I find ourselves at another major decision crossroads. We went from no real choices to several possibilities in the span of a week. To say this now feels a bit overwhelming would be an understatement, but we also know it is a blessing. So, how do we approach this decision dilemma? Well, after discussing the possible options and not having a clear idea of the best way to go, we will steep it all in prayer and seek clarity form God. This seeking will not only be for what is most beneficial to our family, but more importantly, where God wants us to be. Where can we be most effective for Him in this next part of our journey? We are willing to go down whatever path He leads us down, and we are both confident that He will make this crystal clear to us, we just need to get out of the way. 

Decisions can be stress inducing or exciting, but as long as you are following the will of the Father, you cannot possibly go wrong.