Decisions

Last week you were asked to decide. We were both faced with a decision that hopefully caused us to seek God’s guidance for His leading. We made a decision as to who we would elect for the office of the President of the United States. I have thought a lot about decisions in the last couple of weeks. We face them everyday. Some are major life decisions and some are minor decisions. However, everyday we are faced with decisions that do determine the path our lives will follow. Though we may look at these decisions as minor they can have a major impact on the direction that our lives will take. We make a decision every single day to spend time in God’s Word and in prayer with Him or not to do it. This decision is a daily one and one that does affect our day and will affect our life. It may not seem so important at the time to miss one or two days of time with our Lord, but this decision could easily be the beginning of a wrong path chosen. In Daniel 1:8 it is recorded, “But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself…..” Here are the two amazing things about this passage of Scripture. Daniel made up his mind or as another version states, “he resolved” to not defile himself. Daniel made a decision to obey God just as you and I do every day. Whether it is making the decision to take time to read His Word and pray, to gossip or not, or to respond in love to others or respond with our fleshly desire. We all make a multitude of decisions everyday. The second issue in Daniel 1:8 that captures my attention is knowing that Daniel was only 15 years old when he made this decision. Wow! I love this about Daniel and the testimony he is to me and my children. How are you doing with decisions? Specifically, how are you doing as a woman living out God’s principles for your life? Have you decided to live out His priorities for you as exemplified in the life of the Proverbs 31 woman? Have you decided to follow His principles for becoming a godly woman as stated in Titus 2:3-5? If you are like me you have struggled at the age of 20, 30 and 40+ years to DECIDE daily to obey God in this calling. I am certainly not talking about a perfect life, but I am talking about a decision like Daniel made. DECIDE today dear friend, to live like God has called you to live. DECIDE today to be the godly woman He has called you to be. This decision for you and me affects you and others for eternity!

In His Love,
Lori Merrill