Choices
Part III; November 17, 2024
Now listen! Today I am giving you a choice between life and death, between prosperity and disaster. For I command you this day to love the Lord your God and to keep his commands, decrees, and regulations by walking in his ways. If you do this, you will live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you and the land you are about to enter and occupy…Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! —Deuteronomy 30:15-16, 19 (NLT)
“Choosing Like a Champion”
Make
The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.” —Psalm 32:8 (NLT)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. —Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT)
Get a clear picture of
Our choices shape us and pave the road before us!
Look straight ahead; don’t even turn your head to look. Watch your step. Stick to the path and be safe. Don’t sidetrack; pull back your foot from danger. —Proverbs 4:25-27 (TLB)
Get help with your
The humility it takes to ask for help is better than the embarrassment of making a mess!
A fool thinks he needs no advice, but a wise man listens to others. —Proverbs 12:15 (TLB)
Important choices will never be
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.” —Matthew 16:24 (NLT)
When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat. —Psalm 32:3-4 (NLT)