Decisions, Decisions....

Making decisions is one of my least favorite things to do in the world. Here's why; I am NEVER satisfied that the choice I made was the BEST choice.  I always run through all the various hypotheticals for things that could have been better, or situations that would have resulted from a different choice, I also tend to look at the future outcomes of choices made with a slightly more negative outlook than is probably healthy. Right now I am examining why it is that I struggle so much to be at peace with the paths I take and the choices I make and the conclusion I have drawn is this; I am never going to make the right choice.

Making the right choice is absolutely impossible, this is because there is no right choice.  Sure on matters like choosing whether or not to shoot a puppy, there is a right choice (don't shoot it), but how often does someone hold a puppy in front of me and ask me to decide whether or not to shoot it?  In real life decisions, there are literally HUNDREDS of different choices that could be made at any given time, some of them are right-ish, some of them are wrong-ish.  So I guess you could say that there are several right choices for each decision to be made, but more often there are just a bunch of right answers, and some are better for different purposes.  For example;  If I have the simple choice between going to the gym and running and playing Mario Kart, neither of those two options are bad or wrong.  If I need to get in better shape (which I do) going to the gym would be the best choice, but if I am competing in a Mario Kart tournament next week whose outcome determines the fate of a herd of baby seals, then that would definitely be the better choice.

Of course that is a ridiculous example, but the point is that different situations, different stakes, and even different attitudes make different choices more or less right in any given situation.  Where am I going with this? Here; "Unless Yahweh builds the house, it's builders labor in vain. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain." -Psalm 127:1.  If God is not the focal point of any decision, the decision cannot ultimately be right, and if God watches over the choices we make, we will not go wrong. Psalm 121 depicts a man's struggle to conquer the mountain of obstacles in front of him, he looks up and sees the mountain ahead of him knowing his goal is the peak and says this;

"I lift up my eyes to the hills- where does my help come from? My help comes from Yahweh, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip- he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. Yahweh watches over you- Yahweh is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.  Yahweh will keep you from all harm- he will watch over your life; Yahweh will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore."

If we put our trust and hope in God, he will uphold our decisions.  Just like there are a million different rocks on which to put your feet when climbing a mountain, there are hundreds of choices we have to make in our pursuit of God and he WILL NOT let your foot slip.  As long as we are focusing on the peak and on serving God in all we do when making decisions, God will lead us to him through the choices we make.

I'm not saying that it is impossible to make a wrong decision as a christian, I'm simply saying that if we truly let God have control and follow his voice, the choices we make, even the ones we second guess will work towards his glory in the end if we continue to seek Him.