Make Good Decisions!

Statistics on the internet say we make about 35,000 decisions each day. Wow! And, within the first hour of waking up, we make 100 times more decisions than people did just a century ago!

Probably the definition of what those 35k decisions are is very broad, and the majority of choices we make have little significance over the “other” choice. However, we do make roughly 700 decisions each day that does or could have profound significance…speed up at the yellow light or stop…take your medication or not…leave for work on time or not…stop after one beer and go home or have another…red pill or blue pill.

Choices of living by faith or by sight is mentioned in Scripture as a choice we are confronted daily. And, some decisions, which may only occur only a few times a day, are “right vs wrong” or as God says in His Word (nearly 100 times) the choice to follow the Spirit or the flesh. In other words, you choose several times each day to follow God’s will or your own desires of which some may even be sinful.

Then there are major life decisions we struggle with, wishing we knew God’s will, such as which college to attend (or not even at all), the degree to pursue, spouse to marry, job to take, cat or dog.

Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a card or chart to help with many of those daily decisions? To help make the right choice, especially if God’s will is desired? There is…I made one. You can download a pdf of it here.

The above decision making chart is a great decision making tool. I keep in my Bible, refer to often,and hand out copies. It takes a bit of explanation, but you can figure it out, especially when you look up the scripture passages.

See, you go along in life along the timeline from left to right, and you come to a point where you need to make a decision Either it will be a good decision generally pleasing to God which is obedient and toward heaven (upper blue) or a self-centered decision generally disobedient or even sinful and toward hell (lower red).

Above the horizontal line is principle oriented and takes self discipline, and below the line is feelings oriented and starts moral decline.

Deciding to stay above the line starts hard but gets easier, and deciding to go below the line is easy at first, but then life gets harder.

Let me know your thoughts in the comment section below, or you can always email info@bluejeanschristian.com