Life is full of choices. Some are big and some are seemingly less significant. Every single day, each and every one of us, makes some kind of choice. Usually more than one. The wrong decision can cause huge problems and the right one can make your life all that you dream it will be. It’s true, not all the choices you make today will have life altering consequences on their own, but each decision contributes a part to the picture of what your life will ultimately look like.

Get it right

Have you ever thought about what it would be like to not have a choice? Having the ability to decide is a gift. We have been created with a free will, to pick and choose as we see fit. As wonderful as this may be it does have its downside. Fear over whether you are choosing correctly, when faced with a difficult decision, is something that most of us have felt at one time or another.   It’s easy to get caught up in the anxiety but there are ways to approach your choices that will help you pick the right road.

Which way?

Here are a few things you can consider when making choices about your life.

  • Be clear about your options

It’s almost impossible to make a good judgement on a decision if you’re not 100% clear about what you are deciding about. Look at why you need to make a choice. Understand all the options available to you and how much power you have in the ultimate outcome. Going into the decision making process without knowing all the details will make it very difficult to choose the best option.

  • Know what’s important

We all have values and personal core beliefs. Use the things that are most important to you to guide your selection process. A good decision will never be completely successful if you have to compromise what you believe in. Overlooking your core values will most likely cause you pain later on.

  • Look at both sides

Making a list of the pros and the cons surrounding your choice is a good way to see both sides. Write down a list so you can see it in black and white. Sometimes we don’t fully take on board the challenges and opportunities we are faced with until we see them physically.

  • Seek the right input

There is nothing worse when you have a choice to make than getting too many opinions.   However, asking everyone you know for their input during your decision making process will most likely make your job harder. Having said that good advice and wise direction can be invaluable. Seek out people who you know not only have your best interests at heart, but who have evidence of good choices in their own lives.

  • Be decisive

Don’t procrastinate and linger over a decision. If you are able to make a choice, make it, stick to it and don’t waver. Going back over the same ground again and again will only make you unstable and hold you back.

Choose life

Life is all about the choices we make.   For better or worse our lives are the product of our daily decisions. The good news is that if you find yourself in a place where you don’t want to be, you have the power to make a choice that will affect change. The bible talks about the fact that we were given free will by God.  As a consequence we can choose to go our own way, walk our own path and leave God completely out of the picture of our lives but by doing this we are walking away from the ability to be all that we were created to be.  If we choose to include God and make the decision to follow His plan for us, the bible tell us that we are choosing life over death.  Of all the options we have before us, there is no better choice in life than to have a relationship with your Creator.

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