Making the Right Decisions

Ephesians 4:22-24

Difficult choices are part of being a part of following Christ in this world we live. The pressure of the crowd, peers, friends, etc. can often persuade us to make the easy (but not the best) choice. I’ve looked on Facebook to see pictures  and status's of those who call themselves Christ followers doing incredibly sinful things; and that’s just Facebook. Making decisions that make a difference for Christ actually empower us to do the right things that not only impact us, but others as well. Take Moses as an example; Moses deliberately chose what appeared to be “a step down” because it was the right thing to do. 

“By faith, Moses . . . refused to be known . . . chose to be mistreated”

“He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.”

Hebrews 11: 26

We pay a price when we’re maintaining a daily discipline . . . being consistent . . . keeping our eye on the target. The sense of responsibility we feel to make the right decision is the obedience factor. We love God so much we choose to live a life worthy of our calling in the kingdom. We trust and rely upon the Holy Spirit to help us make choices that are correct, even when they are difficult.

David Livingstone said,

“I determined never to stop until I had come to the end

and achieved my purpose.” 

Hebrews 12:2 says,

“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith.”

Many times, I step back and tell myself to keep the main thing the main thing. We must understand the goal, keep our focus, and know that one day we will be rewarded.

Learning to do the right thing – is not necessarily the easy thing.

Either you’re in on this Christianity thing or you’re not. We can’t be fence sitters, or lukewarm. Jesus was clear on this in the book of revelations when he said I wish you would just pick one. That's why Paul encourages us to be sold out,

“be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.”  

Moses saw something that most people don’t see:

“ he persevered because he saw him who is invisible.” Hebrews 11:27 

Most Christian’s have a deep sense of purpose, responsibility, and calling. Many of us begin this journey of faith by deciding not to do something else – often by not doing the thing(s) others expected us to do. We make a conscious decision that we are going to follow our unique sense of calling that we looked at in Ephesians 2:10. Often, our perseverance comes because we see something that others don’t see.

“We live by faith, not by sight.” 2 Corinthians 5:7

The biggest decision Moses made was he decided to be obedient. it's the biggest decision you can make as well...more tomorrow. You are loved!