On average, a normal human being makes about 33,000 to 35,000 decisions in a day! So what are choices and decisions? Choices are possibilities whereas decisions are commitments to the choices!
Choices either big ones or small ones are all important. Most of us and some organizations do focus on the big ones and neglecting the small ones. The seemingly small ones are always the most powerful in our lives. When to wake up, what to eat, what to drink, what to wear together with a myriad more are choices we have to make on a daily basis.
Biblically we find in the 30th chapter of Deuteronomy the prophet Moses addressing the people of Israel with some strong words. He tells them that it is upon them to choose between life and blessing, cursing and death but it is all up to them. However he advices them to choose the former.
Prophet Moses knew it all and that is why he saw it wise choosing life over death and blessing over cursing.
Joshua also comes to the same situation at the closure of his tenure where he addresses the children of Israel concerning the worship of the God of Israel and the worship of the gods of the Amorites and the other gods on the other side of the river. He puts it clear that for him he has made a decision to worship the God of Israel. ‘But as for me and my house we shall serve the Lord’.
With this, we see that choices have implications to not only us as individuals but also to our families, communities, nations and to the generations to come after us.
Can a red lenses and yellow lenses have the same view? It is high time we as Christian-believers we arise and have better, biblically thought choices and decisions in our daily walk.
Imagine of an entire nation full of integrous people! A nation full of people whom not only revere God in their churches but more so in their social media handles and the Memes.
What choice of words do we take in times of distress or adversity? (Psalm 86:7) What are the first words we utter to ourselves each morning? How do we respond to strangers?
There are lenses we can and should view our choices and decisions and truly, we can never remain the same again. ‘Love your enemy as you love yourself’, just imagine that!
The life we are living today is because of the choices we have made all along! It is time we make the right choices for us and the generations to come! Let us not pass down misery and suffering but rather wisdom and wellness. More so, we spread Jesus who is the LORD to all generations.
Let it be our prayer that each decision made each day shall all be from the view of the LORD and not the world. Matters relationships, finances, family and lifestyle.
That we shall live each day with so much gratitude and love to God and decide to do things God’s way.
That our view of life and choices shall shape our lives as Christians with such grace and beauty.
Written by Collins Kiptoo
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