Decisions, Decisions
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<strong>Decisions</strong>, <strong>Decisions</strong>
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To God be all the glory.
Each day, from the moment we awake till we finally<br />
fall asleep, we get to choose – each choice<br />
determining whether we “win” or “lose.”
Do our good or bad decisions bring correlating<br />
consequences? Yes. No question.<br />
But the motivations behind decisions<br />
is what we should question.
Some choices<br />
seem small when<br />
they're not small at all.<br />
Some even lead to a<br />
terribly horrible fall.<br />
Like the one in the<br />
Garden of Eden –<br />
that “tiny” little decision<br />
to take that “tiny” little<br />
bite despite the warnings<br />
God had given.
When Eve wandered that fateful day<br />
to the forbidden tree alone,<br />
she suddenly found herself<br />
no longer alone.<br />
The devil disguised as a serpent<br />
caused her confusion.<br />
Eve's decision had not been made in isolation.
Her previous decision to stray from Adam<br />
some have called “rebellion.”<br />
Strolling near the tree, in curiosity,<br />
another decision.<br />
Another was to listen to a serpent's lies.<br />
The next was to answer that devil in disguise.
Considering his suggestion,<br />
his identity carefully<br />
hidden, led her to<br />
reaching for what<br />
was strictly forbidden.<br />
Last (but not least?)<br />
was the actual bite.<br />
Accepting darkness,<br />
thinking she's<br />
accepting “light.”
How often does the enemy<br />
use the same pattern –<br />
with whispers that confuse<br />
and words that flatter?<br />
From what we eat,<br />
to what we wear,<br />
how often do we fall<br />
into his snare?
When our eyes start opening<br />
each morning, we start deciding.<br />
First, to stay horizontal? Or be vertically standing?
Soon, while standing in<br />
the closet, we get<br />
to select:
Dress casual?<br />
Professional?<br />
Or pridefully, impeccably “decked”?
In the kitchen, there are different choices to make:<br />
puny<br />
or<br />
plenty<br />
sweet<br />
or<br />
savory<br />
cold<br />
or<br />
hot<br />
boil<br />
?<br />
or<br />
bake
Each time we<br />
communicate,<br />
using our voices,<br />
we make many (and<br />
perhaps serious)<br />
mental choices.
We even decide,<br />
with each email and text:<br />
What words to type<br />
(or not type)<br />
would be best?
Will we listen to the devil<br />
through his mind-altering tools<br />
until he's taken over<br />
and daily rules?
Does the<br />
music you hear<br />
“madden the mind”?
Have<br />
immoral<br />
movies<br />
made<br />
your<br />
heart<br />
maligned?
Has<br />
senseless<br />
games<br />
made you<br />
lose your<br />
senses?
Are you winning the game of<br />
or lost<br />
your<br />
defenses?
Do filthy<br />
novels<br />
make<br />
you<br />
behave<br />
unkind?
Has your spending<br />
put you in a<br />
financial bind?
If so, you've been deceived. Satan has lied.
But the Holy Spirit will guide. With Him abide.
In order to make<br />
wise decisions,<br />
we must stay<br />
close to Christ,<br />
praying to God for<br />
discernment, led<br />
forever by His light.
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<strong>Decisions</strong>, decisions ...
Let's,<br />
every<br />
moment,<br />
choose<br />
right.
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