Suggestions on How to Make Good Decisions
Seek FIRST the Kingdom of Heaven. Matthew 6:33
When you put what God wants before what you want you are in a
good spot to see what the next step is.
Life decisions are always
made one-step-at-a-time.
Do NOT get in a hurry about this! Proverbs 19:2
Remind yourself of what you ALREADY know:
God is on your side, He has helped you in the past, He has given
you His Word so you can read it and keep yourself in a good spot.
He that is faithful in a small thing is faithful in a big thing.
He that is not faithful in a small thing will not be faithful in
bigger things. Luke 16:10
Reminding yourself of what you already know shows that you can
trust Him for what you do not know. One of the main reasons God
created you was to teach you how to trust Him.
What if you were always acting like you did not trust one of your
friends? You would not be very good friends after awhile.
Make up your mind that no matter what happens you know that God
can make it come out right.
Make the decision that you will look for help in the Bible and
pray and then you will wait for God to confirm the next step before
you do anything.
God always confirms the truth of things in the mouth of two or
three witnesses. These witnesses may be Bible verses or mature
Christians. Every truth has to be confirmed by the agreement
of two or three witnesses.
God promises to guide us when we stop focusing on ourselves.
You might feel that it would be good to skip eating for awhile
while you are praying about this decision.
That is a good idea take a look at these verses which show what
God thinks about fasting:
I will tell you the kind of fasting I want.
I want you to free the people you have put in prison by holding
something against them.
I want you to bring food to hungry people.
I want you to bring poor people into your own house and give them
the things they need.
Do not turn away from spending time and serving your own family.
If you do these things, I make a light shine to show you what to
do.
Then you will call to Me, and I will give you answers and say, ‘Here
I am.’
Do not make trouble for other people. Do not say bad things about
anyone.
Do not tell your friends bad things about other people.
If you do what I am saying then your path will become clear sunshine
in the darkness. And I will always lead you.
When you stop doing things on your own, and agree to wait on God,
He will show you what your next step is! Proverbs 25:9