Ed was in trouble. He forgot his wedding anniversary. His wife was really mad. She told him, "Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in 6 seconds AND it better be there." The next morning Ed got up and left for work. When his wife woke up, she looked out the window and sure enough there was a small gift-wrapped box in the middle of the driveway. Confused, she ran out to the driveway and opened it, only to find a brand new bathroom scale.
Funeral services for Ed have been scheduled for Friday.
Ed made a bad choice. Sometimes we make good choices. Sometimes we make bad choices!
We make decisions every day. Most decisions we make are seemingly insignificant. But over time these insignificant decisions add up on one another. Take for example, the daily decisions you make about what you eat. You can choose to eat healthy. You can choose to eat unhealthy. The consistent choices you make over time will lead to significant consequences upon your lifestyle.
Other choices we make are singularly more significant. One big decision can change the direction of your life and the lives of many people who surround you. Examples of these decisions are choices about career, marriage, and family.
In general, we all want to make the right decision, the best decision, God's decision. How do we make the right choice. The simple answer is be in Word consistently. Know the Word! God's Word is profitable for rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16)
But even still, there are tough decisions in life where there is no clear answer, even when we look to the Word of God. How do we make these decisions? How do we honor our Lord when there is no clear answer. These answers do not come easily, but they do come through walking in step with the Spirit.
Next week I will plan to share more on this topic on making God honoring decisions when we do not recognize a clear answer from the Word.
Next weeks readings (we will be more than 1/12 of the way through the year):
January 27
Exodus 4:1-5:21
Matthew 18:1-20
Psalm 22:19-31
Proverbs 5:15-21
January28
Exodus 5:22-7:25
Matthew 18:21-19:12
Psalm 23:1-6
Proverbs 5:22-23
January 29
Exodus 8:1-9:35
Matthew 19:13-30
Psalm 24:1-10
Proverbs 6:1-5
January30
Exodus 10:1-12:13
Matthew 20:1-28
Psalm 25:1-15
Proverbs 6:6-11
January31
Exodus 12:14-13:16
Matthew 20:29-21:22
Psalm 25:16-22
Proverbs 6:12-15
February 01
Exodus 13:17-15:18
Matthew 21:23-46
Psalm 26:1-12
Proverbs 6:16-19
February 02
Exodus 15:19-17:7
Matthew 22:1-33
Psalm 27:1-6
Proverbs 6:20-26
Funeral services for Ed have been scheduled for Friday.
Ed made a bad choice. Sometimes we make good choices. Sometimes we make bad choices!
We make decisions every day. Most decisions we make are seemingly insignificant. But over time these insignificant decisions add up on one another. Take for example, the daily decisions you make about what you eat. You can choose to eat healthy. You can choose to eat unhealthy. The consistent choices you make over time will lead to significant consequences upon your lifestyle.
Other choices we make are singularly more significant. One big decision can change the direction of your life and the lives of many people who surround you. Examples of these decisions are choices about career, marriage, and family.
In general, we all want to make the right decision, the best decision, God's decision. How do we make the right choice. The simple answer is be in Word consistently. Know the Word! God's Word is profitable for rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16)
But even still, there are tough decisions in life where there is no clear answer, even when we look to the Word of God. How do we make these decisions? How do we honor our Lord when there is no clear answer. These answers do not come easily, but they do come through walking in step with the Spirit.
Next week I will plan to share more on this topic on making God honoring decisions when we do not recognize a clear answer from the Word.
Next weeks readings (we will be more than 1/12 of the way through the year):
January 27
Exodus 4:1-5:21
Matthew 18:1-20
Psalm 22:19-31
Proverbs 5:15-21
January28
Exodus 5:22-7:25
Matthew 18:21-19:12
Psalm 23:1-6
Proverbs 5:22-23
January 29
Exodus 8:1-9:35
Matthew 19:13-30
Psalm 24:1-10
Proverbs 6:1-5
January30
Exodus 10:1-12:13
Matthew 20:1-28
Psalm 25:1-15
Proverbs 6:6-11
January31
Exodus 12:14-13:16
Matthew 20:29-21:22
Psalm 25:16-22
Proverbs 6:12-15
February 01
Exodus 13:17-15:18
Matthew 21:23-46
Psalm 26:1-12
Proverbs 6:16-19
February 02
Exodus 15:19-17:7
Matthew 22:1-33
Psalm 27:1-6
Proverbs 6:20-26
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