Decisions, Decisions, Decisions…

Researchers say that we make an average of 35000 decisions every day!

No wonder we can suffer from decision fatigue.

The vast majority of those decisions are subconscious, but everyday we make conscious decisions that affect our lives and those around us.

Someone once said, “We are the sum total of our decisions”.

Decision making is one of those struggles that we all face on a regular basis and one of the most important things that we need to master.

Proverbs 16:25

There is a path before each person that seems right,

but it ends in death. (NLT)

The context that this proverb finds itself in, is “Walking with Wisdom”.

Everyone wants to take the RIGHT path – but what seems right, may not be wise! It could lead to death, destruction and disaster. It is one of those scary verses in the Bible.

When it comes to decision making, many people are looking for the RIGHT path instead of the wrong path, yet it seems there is another path that we may not have considered, the WISE path or the path of Wisdom.

Andy Stanley wrote a book called ‘The Best Question Ever” which I have found very helpful.

The Question he poses in the book is this –

“In light of your past experience, your current circumstances and your future hopes and dreams, what is the WISE thing to do?”

So often we live in the tyranny of the “OR”.

We only consider two options.

However, there is a reality that there are many different paths that we can take. This and that and that and…

In making a major life decision, always stop and ask yourself the best question ever.

• Consider the past, reflect on what has gone before. Let’s not repeat the past, those decisions we’ve made that have not been helpful. Rather, do that which facilitated us growing in God.
• Ask others to look into our lives and help us see what we can’t see. Get an honest view of our current situations.
• Recall the promises of God for you and your future. What are the hopes and dreams that God has for you?

Once you have investigated your past, present and future, then ask yourself, “What is the Wise thing to do?” or, “What would Wisdom do?” Which is another way of asking, “What would Jesus do?”