The process of a decision.

Ruth 1:6-The Message.

One day she got herself together, she and her two daughters-in-law, to leave the country of Moab and set out for home.

It’s decision time. So much in life hinges on the decisions we make. We face options every day and every moment of our lives. Left, right, forward, backward. Do I go, do I wait? Should I do it alone, or should I take someone with me? How much, how far? It is an endless task. Nothing that we do is independent of our decisions. Even those things over which we have no control require decisions on our part. Others make decisions for us. They make decisions for themselves that ultimately affect us as well. Making decisions is part of being human.

Some decisions are insignificant. Others, not so much, but they are normal. We rarely give them much thought. Others, however, can alter our lives and the lives of those around us. Those we love the most. Some decisions can even change history.

Some decisions are easy. They are obvious. Actually, we barely think about them. They are second nature. Others, not so much. Others require thinking, lots of thinking; short-term and long-term consequences that we had not thought about. Some are even eternal. They will bring anxiety, fear, and even depression if we are not careful. We will be looking back on them for years to come. Therapists will have a field day with some of our ill-fated decisions.

But are there guidelines? If so, what are they? How do we make sure our decisions will be the right ones if we don’t have a crystal ball to see into the future? What decisions will be more important? Valid questions, are they not?

While, in fact, we do not have a crystal ball to see into the future, there is a way to guide our decision process. There are resources that God has provided us to make sure that no matter what our decisions are, and what consequences they bring, they will ultimately result in our benefit. The Holy Spirit, the Word of God, wise, godly counsel. That is, provided that we have made the most important one of all: the decision for Christ.

One such decision changed the course of history long before Jesus was even born. One day she got herself together, she and her two daughters-in-law, to leave the country of Moab and set out for home. (Ruth 1:6-The Message).

What decisions are waiting for you to be made? Are you ready to allow the Holy Spirit and the Word of God to take you to the rivers of living water that await those who choose Him? Are you ready to change the course of history, your history? Come, #getittogethergirl It’s decision time. It’s time to go home!

Father, as I embark on this journey, let me hear Your voice. Take away the distractions, the sounds and sights around me that muffle your voice and make me deaf to your words. Make clear to me the decisions that I need to make, whichever they may be, and bring me to a place of communion with you so I can receive all the grace that you have in store for me. I pray that your grace fills me and overflows from me, and that my thoughts and my words reflect your thoughts and your words. Thank you for your work on the cross that I fully embrace at this time. Thank you for your resurrection that allows me to walk in fullness of life. And thank you for the Holy Spirit, who guides me in my day-to-day life. May every decision that I make hereon be a result of my walk with you. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

My reflections:

“I will arise and go to my father.”

Luke 15:18

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