How Do You Handle Decisions? Especially when it’s critical. The decisions you make in life could be detrimental to your well-being. God always knows the end from the beginning, so He tells us to:

‭‭” Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh and strength to your bones.” ( Proverbs 3:5-8 NKJV).

‭‭Joshua‬ ‭24:15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
[15] And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

1King 18:21
And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long will all of you halt (or be indecisive) between two opinions (or two decisions)? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal (or satan), then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
•When you need to make a sure and solid decision indecisiveness can frustrate your mind and make you mentally and emotionally unstable.
James 1:8
A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
•Many of us are strong enough undergo and sustain hardship with people and things but are too weak to depart from these people and things when we should.
•In times like these the decision is not easy but its worth it. Just do it.
Proverbs 3:5-6 says to,
Trust in the LORD with all of your heart; and lean not unto your own understanding. In all of your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths.
•The Lord will direct you and even tell you what you should do, but He will not MAKE you do it. If you are too weak to make the right decision ask Him for strength and He will be your strength in making the right decision.
Blessed you are and blessed you will always be and to God be all the glory. Amen!

The devil will send all kinds of things to move you out of position and relationship with God . Why, you may ask? Because he will never get a chance nor an opportunity to get back into heaven. Therefore, he will do anything in his limited power to turn against Almighty God. His job is to steal kill and destroy your joy,peace, and happiness by sending sicknesses, diseases, and a lack to turn you off from God.

Let’s take a page out of the Apostle Paul life when he said in ‭‭Acts‬ ‭20:24‬ ‭KJV‬‬:
“But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.”

‭‭Philippians‬ ‭1:12‭-‬30‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
[12] But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel, [13] so that it has become evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ; [14] and most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. [15] Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill: [16] The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains; [17] but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. [18] What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice. [19] For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, [20] according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. [21] For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. [22] But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I cannot tell. [23] For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. [24] Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you. [25] And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith, [26] that your rejoicing for me may be more abundant in Jesus Christ by my coming to you again. [27] Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel, [28] and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God. [29] For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake, [30] having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear is in me.

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭10:22‭-‬23‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
[22] let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. [23] Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

‭‭I Corinthians‬ ‭15:58‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
[58] Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

‭‭‭‭Jude‬ ‭1:24‭-‬25‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
[24] Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, [25] To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen.

CORRECTION IS FOR YOUR PERFECTION

‭‭” He who keeps instruction is in the way of life, But he who refuses correction goes astray.” (Proverbs 10:17 NKJV).

‭‭” Poverty and shame will come to him who disdains correction, but he who regards a rebuke will be honored.”(Proverbs 13:18 NKJV).

‭‭” The ear that hears the rebukes of life Will abide among the wise. He who disdains instruction despises his own soul, but he who heeds rebuke gets understanding. The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor is humility.” (Proverbs 15:31-33 NKJV).

‭‭” All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” ( 2 Timothy 3:16-17).

Then Proverbs 3:12 reminds us that:
For whom the LORD loves He corrects, Just as a father his son in whom he delights.
+No one, but the Lord is above correction. Everyone needs correction at some point in our lives.
Proverbs 9:8
Correct a scorner or a mocker, and they will hate you. Correct a wise man, and he will love you.
+The wise hears instructions, receives correction, and increases in learning.
+Correction must always be done in love.
+Correction in Love promotes growth, development, and maturation.
+Correction without love is abusive and destructive.
+Remember when we are corrected by the Lord, it is always with His Word and in His Love, and for our Perfection, and most importantly for His Glory.
•Continue to let the WORD of God be the standard for your life. Always LOVING others like Christ Jesus loves us while keeping our faith, trust, and confidence in Him.
•BLESSED you are and BLESSED you will always be and to God be all the GLORY. Amen!

‭‭Jude‬ ‭1:24‭-‬25‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
[24] Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, [25] To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen.