Choices.....
I have been thinking about the choices I have made, will make, want to make, don't want to make... Just choices. I have come to think of life as this endless road of choices. I mean isn't that what it really is? Everyday you have choices, some of which are small and some are life changing. Everyday you chose to get out of bed, go to work, drive, what you eat, what you watch on TV, etc... The list goes on and on.
OK this life is full of choices, what does that really mean? I don't know... I think it is very interesting to think of the beginning. I mean of the Bible... Adam and Eve. They chose to eat of the forbidden fruit and we all know what happened after that. Now we live in a life of sin and that means every choice we make is either for God or against HIM. Every choice. Every choice. Every choice. As I write that it puts it in perspective of how important our choices are.
OK if every choice is for or against God, why do I struggle with my choices? It should be easy. I know for me I don't consider God when I make most of my choices. If I'm honest it is a rare occasion when I do think about God when making a choice. Why though? Why don't I put God in front of all of my choices? Why don't I seek God with my decisions?
If you have ever read much of the Bible Jesus tells us over and over the way HE wants us to live. Over and over HE says don't live this way.... But live this way.... Over and over HE tells us of how HE knew us before we were born. HE also tells us of the love HE has for us. OK now I know that is deep, but again I find it interesting that we can only experience this love with a choice. That is all that is required, a choice.
The choices we make during the day have potential to affect not only your life, but the life of people you know. Those same choices could affect people you may never know. I think the first thing for me to realize is that even the simplest of choices are still choices for or against God. I need to start with the choice here and now of making the first choice for HIM.
God I pray that I can seek your understanding as I make the first of many choices on this endless road of choices.... Called life. I want each turn (choice) that I make to be more and more exciting. As I travel the road of my life I pray that it is more beautiful than the last turn, I want it to be easier to make the turns even in bad situations. God I want to live my life for you and I pray that my choices glorify YOU. In Jesus name, Amen.
OK this life is full of choices, what does that really mean? I don't know... I think it is very interesting to think of the beginning. I mean of the Bible... Adam and Eve. They chose to eat of the forbidden fruit and we all know what happened after that. Now we live in a life of sin and that means every choice we make is either for God or against HIM. Every choice. Every choice. Every choice. As I write that it puts it in perspective of how important our choices are.
OK if every choice is for or against God, why do I struggle with my choices? It should be easy. I know for me I don't consider God when I make most of my choices. If I'm honest it is a rare occasion when I do think about God when making a choice. Why though? Why don't I put God in front of all of my choices? Why don't I seek God with my decisions?
If you have ever read much of the Bible Jesus tells us over and over the way HE wants us to live. Over and over HE says don't live this way.... But live this way.... Over and over HE tells us of how HE knew us before we were born. HE also tells us of the love HE has for us. OK now I know that is deep, but again I find it interesting that we can only experience this love with a choice. That is all that is required, a choice.
The choices we make during the day have potential to affect not only your life, but the life of people you know. Those same choices could affect people you may never know. I think the first thing for me to realize is that even the simplest of choices are still choices for or against God. I need to start with the choice here and now of making the first choice for HIM.
God I pray that I can seek your understanding as I make the first of many choices on this endless road of choices.... Called life. I want each turn (choice) that I make to be more and more exciting. As I travel the road of my life I pray that it is more beautiful than the last turn, I want it to be easier to make the turns even in bad situations. God I want to live my life for you and I pray that my choices glorify YOU. In Jesus name, Amen.
posted by Andy Rainey at Sunday, January 15, 2006
1 Comments:
I was just wrestling with a similar notion that everything we do should be about God and about God's agenda. Everyday, shouldn't we wake up and say, "Okay God, what's the plan for today?" or, "How can I further your kingdom today?" or, "How can I lead people to you today?" Isn't all the rest of it (life) meaningless?
Then why is it so difficult?
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