Making decisions

As I sit around this morning I have been thinking about the art of decision making. Have you ever known someone who can just walk in to a situation, evaluate it, and make a decision? Now there are two types of people that can do that. #1 Is a wise individual who knows God and who inevitably makes a good decision, because they are grounded in Christ, quick whited, and wise. #2 Is the idiot who thinks that he is quick whited, wise, and inevitably makes the wrong decision. I am not sure which catagory I fall into. Maybe that in itself means that I am a #2. :-)

Making decisions are often difficult because of the ripple effect. If know one was effected by the decisions that we make then it would be much easier to make them. Right now in our lives their are numerous decisions that lay on the horizon. Both with our family and with our church. All decisions that we are facing effect numerous people. The ripple effect is large.William Joseph Slim said, "When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take - choose the bolder. " Hmmmm! That sounds fun. The bolder.

The other side of this coin is indecision. I have seen the effects of indecision and they can be just a devastating as if someone had made the wrong decision. Theodore Roosevelt said "In a moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing to do. The worst thing you can do is nothing." Wow, how true that statement is. When someone can't make a decision and they just put it off, it cause frustration, hurt, and eventually bitterness. I pray as we go forward down the path the God has so graciously laid for us, that we will be able to make decisions that point others to Him. I pray that the ripple effect that is felt from any decisions the we or our church makes will be one the empowers people to live for Christ. One that calls others to a deeper commitment with God. I pray that we will be wise and decisive.

God please hold our hand as we walk the narrow path. Please help us make decisions that glorify you and shine your light to the world. Help our own selfish worldly desires to melt away so that we can have a heart like yours. Help us to be bold for you.