What will you choose?

Making decisions is kind of like driving. We stop at the major intersections but most of the time we drive right through the minor intersections and we don't give it a second thought. My life is so much safer when I slow down and take the time to look both ways.

Often times when we have major life events we will cry out to God, but we forget to include Him in our minor decisions. I believe God wants to be involved in even the smallest decisions. If we can slow down enough to involve God in our day to day life, I know He will never fail us.

Ultimately, it’s all the small choices that bring us to the big ones and then the big ones lead us to our final destination. You have a choice to make at every intersection in life. Are you going to turn left, right or go straight? Are you going to slow down and look or are you going to blow through the intersections and hope you arrive at your final destination safely?

When I slow down and ask God which way to go, I have a decision to make. Am I going to slow down and listen? Am I going be patient and believe that His timing is perfect? It's usually during the waiting and being still that I have the hardest time. During the waiting I am the most distracted. During the waiting I am anxious and overwhelmed. During the waiting I am and weak and I have to work hard to remember what God says to us in 2 Corinthians 12:9, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." This might sound good and it might look good on paper but when it comes time to live it, it's not always easy.

When we come to an intersection we have 3 choices; left, right or straight. We can also choose to slow down or we can choose to blow right through. In life, I believe that once we come to an intersection, no matter how big or small, we have three choices.

1. We can pray and ask God what his will is. Then we have to wait patiently for His perfect answer and be obedient.

2. We can pray and ask God what his will is. Then we become impatient and wrestle with his answer causing us discomfort.

3. We can leave God out or forget to ask Him and blow right through the intersection.

When we choose option one we have to be ready to press into God while we wait.This can be hard and I can be almost certain that there will be distractions. We may become impatient and feel out of control but we have to remember, when we are weak He is strong. It's ok if we feel out of control because that means He is in control! While we are waiting for His answer we need to take time to be still and listen and we have to take time to press into God. Pressing into God can be as easy as asking for His eyes to read your Bible. Ask for His ears while you listen to worship music or sermons. Keep praying and ask other around you to be praying as well. Finally, when you do hear him, GIVE THANKS!! 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18 says, "Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus."

If you choose the second option and ask God but then become impatient or distracted and wrestle with God, you will end up very uncomfortable. Do you remember what happened to Jacob in Genesis 32? He wrestled with God and ended up with a walking away with a sore hip.

If you choose the third option and lean on your own understanding eventually things will fall apart. Things may seem ok for a while and you may feel like you have everything under control but the time will come when you blow through the wrong intersection and get into an accident. I pray that you only end up in a minor fender bender that opens your eyes and shows you to slow down and seek Gods will. Proverbs 3: 5-7, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do and he will show you which path to take. Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom."

So before you make another decision ask yourself these questions. Are you going seek Gods will and give Him control? Are you going to wrestle with God and limp away from the discussion? Or are you going to continue to do things your way and risk getting into accident after accident?

I can promise you this, God will never force His way into your life nor will He force His will upon you. What God will do is wait patiently, with arms wide open until you choose Him.

The choice is yours!