God, You Choose...

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding^. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths."  Proverbs 3:5-6

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Choices.  We make them everyday.  Some are more important than others.  Some have more long-term effects than others.  Daily, we choose the outfit we will wear, where we will go, what we will do, what we will eat, and who we will talk to. Some bigger choices include what career we want to go into, where we will live, what college we will attend, or whether or not we will attend college at all, who we will marry, and how many children we will have.  I still remember deciding to accept Jesus Christ as my Savior. I also remember deciding to attend college. These produced positive effects in my life.  I also remember some not so good decisions that I made which caused me to live with the negative consequences for a long time.  I'll confess that sometimes I get overwhelmed by all the choices I have to make. Gosh, there are so many. Sometimes, they make my head spin.  I'll even admit that sometimes I wish I could hand the reins over to someone else so they can make decisions for me, but no luck so far finding such a person.  Nobody wants that extra responsibility (email me if you want the job).  he he. Anyhow, the question often becomes, how can I make sure that I am making the right decision for my life? For many, they go by the choice or decision that feels the most right to them at the time or what's in their heart. Yet, the Bible tells us that our heart can be deceitful.  So how do you trust something that is often deceitful?  The answer is simple.  You don't.  About a year ago, I was having coffee with a friend of mine.  This friend of mine is a godly woman who has served as a mentor for me. She and I were discussing some of these choices that we must make. I mentioned that I wanted to meet someone, but was afraid to enter a relationship with the wrong person.  My friend took my hands and said with such conviction and fullness of the Holy Spirit, "Let God choose! April, you tell God, I want you to choose for me Lord. He know the hearts of all.  Tell Him you don't want to make any decision on your own. Tell Him, God, You choose."  We prayed together right then and there and asked God to take the reins of my life and choose what was best for me in every area of my life, including relationships.  I have never forgot that prayer.  I have made it my prayer each day.  Now let me tell you, it has not always been easy to give the reins over to Him, but I do anyways because I trust Him. God sees the big picture so I know He sees things that I can't see in the future.  Sometimes, I have resisted His way because it was not what I wanted, but in the end, I gave in knowing the prayer that I prayed. Yes, I could make my own decisions and I might be ok with God for the most part, but I love God so much that I want Him to be in every one of my decisions. His Word says that in all our ways, we should acknowledge Him and He will direct us in the way we should go. Let me note, anything in the Bible is a given. If your decision has to do with starting a ministry to reach the lost etc, to participate in ministry, then you already have God's stamp of approval from His Word.  In conclusion, I don't want my way, I want His way. If you are struggling with having to make a big decision, whether it be what college to attend, should you date the guy or the gal, should you start that business you've always wanted to, should you move churches etc., stop where you're at and give the reins over to God.  Let Him choose. I promise, you won't be disappointed.

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