Sunday, August 4, 2013

No Regrets


Genesis 39:4-9

One of life’s most important skills is that of making decisions.  The need to make good decisions begins when we are just children, and follows us through every stage in life.  Developing a template for good decision making is essential to living a Christian life.  Today’s passage offers some insight into learning to make decisions without regret.

Examples of GreatDecision Making inScripture

·         Joshua 24:15 – “…choose for yourselves today whom you will serve…”

·         Ruth 1:16 – “Your people shall be my people, and your God shall be my God.”

·         Nehemiah 4, 5 & 6 – Continued building the wall in the face of great opposition.

Examples of poor decisions…

·         1 Samuel 13:8-9 – The end of Samuel’s reign as king.

·         Judges 16 – Samson’s weakness costs him his strength.

Equation for bad decisions:

 


                        (costs related to bad decisions) = Regret

 

Unpredictable situations often lead to decisions that can derail us.

 

The Big Question:  What story do I want to tell?

·         Observation:  We are capable of condensing huge parts of our story down to just a few sentences.

 

·         Corollary:Whatever decision we are currently facing will one day be part of our story.

 

·         Revelation: We have an opportunity to decide how that story unfolds.

 

Of all the possible solutions before me,

·         Which are most consistent with my story to thispoint?

·         Which are most consistent with the story I want to tell in the future?

Example of this approach in practice:  Genesis 39:4-9

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