Joshua 25 :15 NKJV‘And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

Young Alice comes to a fork in the road and asks the Cheshire Cat which direction she should take. “‘That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,’

said the Cat.“‘I don’t much care where –’ said Alice.

“‘Then it doesn’t matter which way you walk,’ said the Cat.

Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll

LIFE IS A SERIES OF DECISIONS

What are DECISIONS?

WHAT MAKES ‘DECISIONS’ IMPORTANT?

• Our lives are a product of the decisions we have made and continue to make.

• Our decisions are stemmed from our hearts which is connected to our intellect, reasoning and logic via our brain.

• In order to make the right decisions in life which shape our destinies, we need our hearts to be right with God

• Psalm 119:9-11, Proverbs 4:23

Our lives are a product of the decisions we have made and continue to make.

Our decisions are stemmed from our hearts which is connected to our intellect, reasoning and logic via our brain.

In order to make the right decisions in life which shape our destinies, we need our hearts to be right with God

Psalm 119:9-11, Proverbs 4:23

GOOD DECISIONS VS BAD DECISIONSMAJOR VS MINOR DECISIONS

What makes our decisions good or otherwise?

CONSEQUENCES!!!

HOW DO WE CHOOSE WISELY?

Hasty decisions could based our conclusions, bad information, or impulses

CASE STUDYGENESIS 25: 30-34

ESAU DECISIONS (BAD DECISION)

•Present actualities instead of future possibilities•Based on the culture of instant gratification•Permanent decisions made in a time of challenge•Know it all syndrome•Decisions made in moments of weakness•Makes you give up what has been built over time•Never forward looking to possibilities before trade-off•Valueless decisions•Far reaching consequences

JACOB DECISIONS (GOOD DECISION)

•Give up today’s pleasure for tomorrow’s treasure•Based on wise consultations (Prov 11:14; 12:15)•Decisions that are protected•Careful considerations•Decisions that ignore the pain of present condition for the gains of the future

QUALITY DECISION MAKING

•Key Associations/ Counsel – (Prov 13:20)•State of Mind – accurately processed info (Prov. 1:1-6)•The Power of Prayer – never exclude God (Joshua 9)

LORD HELP ME MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS

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