Who Will You Choose?

It’s sometimes hard to make the best decision – there are pros and cons and you can weigh them out to see what the best decision is, but the pros and the cons as we understand them don’t always line up with God’s expectations of us or his direction to us. Sometimes His preferences won’t make sense to us, because He knows more than we do and always will (Isa 55:8-9). It’s not about our comfort or what we like the best, it’s about what’s best in the long run and He’s the only one knowledgeable about the long run (Psa 139:1-4). 

When was the last time you had to make a choice? Was it during a staff meeting when someone made an improper comment about someone else? Did you speak up? Was it while talking to a good friend and they started gossiping about someone? Did you stop them in love? Did you see someone being bullied? Did you speak up for them? Whenever we make choices there are right choices and wrong ones. There are no in between or border line decisions. If we choose in opposition to what God says, it’s wrong. There really is no gray with God. You either do what He says fully or you don’t. God doesn’t do partials or half ways. 

Today, a minister at church spoke about our choices and how lines have been drawn. We either choose Christ and His ways or we don’t. It’s pretty simple. It may not always be easy to live it out, but it is a pretty straight forward. It’s also why we need the Holy Spirit leading and guiding us each and every day (Prov 3:5-6). Because every day we make the choice again and again to follow Christ or not. That’s why it’s so important to study and meditate on His word (Josh 1:8). The more of His word we have on the inside of us, the more focused we can be on Him and His ways (Psa 119:105). The more time we spend with Him, the more we hear from Him, if we’re quiet and let Him speak to us. 

We have to remember that He is more important that whatever we take to Him. While our focus may be on one thing, He may have something else for us to focus on. We need to make our choices line up with Him instead of expecting Him to co-sign whatever it is we want to do. Just like at work, when you take an idea to your boss, they may agree but they may redirect you because they know where the organization is headed more than you do. Just as you wouldn’t tell your supervisor you wouldn’t do something he/she directed you to do, we shouldn’t go in our own direction with the Lord. When we do, consequences follow and usually they are not good. It may take a while for the harvest but there always is one. We reap what we sow, no matter what (Gal 6:7). 

The minister said something during her message and it stuck with me – If you choose Christ, He will help you choose right. So who will you choose? Christ or anything/anyone else? As for me, I choose Christ (Josh 24:15).