Are Your choices letting you down?

 

We make choices every day that are sometimes insignificant with no effects or those that affect us and others. God’s greatest gift to man is the freedom to make choices, but right choices taking His moral framework into consideration. He did not create us as programmed robots but blessed us all with a freewill. However, true to our sinful nature we misuse this divine privilege in every sphere of life. No one can deny the fact that decisions, whether right or wrong, were made with full awareness. Our conscience always alerts us. The heart is the indicator for moral values. The Bible says, “ ..the work of the law is written on their hearts. Their conscience confirms this.”.

During childhood our choices were dictated by our parents and in adulthood our choices became solely ours because of our independence. We believed our choices will never put us down. In the new age with independence achieved at a very early age due to economic stability, youth believe they are wiser and better decision makers than their parents. They make choices while dangerously overlooking any parameters of moral standards. If the purpose of our life is solely Self, we will soon end up hurting ourselves due to selfish choices.

It hurts, when bad choices are made and we end up bearing the effects of those choices. Everything in our life is a result of a choice we once made. If we want desirable results then we need to make moral choices. We need to follow the moral giver, who is God, the basis on which we receive a moral standard. In other words, we need to allow God to indwell in our heart because the living God is happy to reside there. This will have a profound influence in all the choices we make and impact us to lead a quality life. This defines the ultimate success we are all longing for. It's not just about making a living. All make their living anyway. A God of love and a Savior who can forgive our sins and lead us to the path of abundant life expects us to make decisions trusting Him and making Him the Lord of our lives. He helps us find purpose of our existence. Jesus said, “I came that you may have life and life in abundance”.

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