Do you dread making wrong...
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Do you dread making wrong decisions? Do you worry that bad choices lead to poor
health, inadequate retirement funds, or having to live with an unsuitable spouse? You're
also apprehensive about humiliation that comes from faulty selections. You agonize over
every choice, and you procrastinate.
So you examine options. Investigate thoroughly, consult consumer magazines, scrutinize labels, and search the internet. You check the fiber, fat, protein, carb, and calorie counts of all your foods -- even when you eat out. You research stock histories, and are clear- headed about investment returns.
Our options keep increasing -- have you tried to purchase blue jeans lately? Making decisions in a grocery breakfast aisle is overwhelming. When I was a child, cereal options were limited to bran flakes, corn flakes, puffed rice, or shredded wheat. Mostly, we were thankful to have anything on the table.
Is making the right choices wise? That's the prevailing wisdom. Choose the right diet. Join the correct social circle. Enroll in the correct school.
There's a danger in spending so much time fretting about these choices. Many of us worry so much about colors, brands, and features, that we defer making the greatest decision of our lives. What is that? It's the choice to consciously serve God. If you haven't decided to follow Jesus, you may discover one day soon that you've been so busy choosing that you've run out of options.
So you examine options. Investigate thoroughly, consult consumer magazines, scrutinize labels, and search the internet. You check the fiber, fat, protein, carb, and calorie counts of all your foods -- even when you eat out. You research stock histories, and are clear- headed about investment returns.
Our options keep increasing -- have you tried to purchase blue jeans lately? Making decisions in a grocery breakfast aisle is overwhelming. When I was a child, cereal options were limited to bran flakes, corn flakes, puffed rice, or shredded wheat. Mostly, we were thankful to have anything on the table.
Is making the right choices wise? That's the prevailing wisdom. Choose the right diet. Join the correct social circle. Enroll in the correct school.
There's a danger in spending so much time fretting about these choices. Many of us worry so much about colors, brands, and features, that we defer making the greatest decision of our lives. What is that? It's the choice to consciously serve God. If you haven't decided to follow Jesus, you may discover one day soon that you've been so busy choosing that you've run out of options.
