Good day dear friends.
We studied "How to Make Decisions That Count" based on Deuteronomy
30:15 "See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and
destruction," in our services yesterday. Pastor Leslie preached at
the 8:30 and 11 o'clock services and yours truly preached at the
Contemporary service.
We make decisions everyday. Some are easier than others and some are
not so easy. When it comes to making what can be called life
decisions we truly know we must choose right or we suffer the
consequences of having made a bad decision. Pastor Leslie shared
from Rev. Rick Warren and his four C's of making decisions:
Criticism, Convenience, Circumstances, and Conviction. I shared how
John Wesley used his method of theological reflection as a basis for
making serious decisions: Scripture, tradition, reason, and
experience. The text mentioned above is Joshua speaking before the
people of God as they prepared to enter into the promised land.
Joshua knew the battle to possess the land would be theirs, but the
true battle would be against the new citizens and their beliefs in
other gods. Joshua puts it plainly: If you choose life, you're
choosing prosperity; if you choose any other way, yours will be death
and destruction. Isn't it that way with our decisions?
To use Wesley's method, a committed prayer and scripture reading
life, followed by prayerful reflection on our traditions, taking time
to reason out all options and consequences of our decisions, and
basing our decision on the experiences we've had in similar
situations will help us make the decisions that glorify God.
PRAYER: God, let me raise high the praises for Your name. May I
stay in relationship with You as I seek to hear You and Your gentle
guiding for my life. I pray in Jesus' name. Amen.
Have a great and blessed day!
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