Every day I feel like I make a bazillion decisions. Some of them are good, productive and fun. Some of them not so much. Yesterday, someone asked a question that had me re-evaluating one of my decisions. I don't know about you but I find this particularly annoying for a variety of reasons that have to do with workload, etc.
This morning, I woke up read an email about this and became annoyed again. (I probably shouldn't read work emails before my worship.) Anyway, I prayed because I knew the spirit in me wasn't God's spirit. I prayed for wisdom. And then, I sat down for my worship.
In true God fashion, he revealed texts in his Bible that helped me understand what wisdom looks like. He helped me see that the place my heart and head were were not his space. I love how God uses his Word to convict us.
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness. James 3:17-18 (NLT)
So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world. So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then. But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. 1 Peter 1:13-15 (NLT)
And my life verse:
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. Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT)
Today, as you and I go about our days and make a bazillion decisions, let's remember what making God-like decisions should look like. And let's have our first decision be to reflect Jesus in all we do.