1448 Make a Choice

Have you ever been so afraid to make a choice because you don’t want to make the wrong one? So afraid to take the next step because you’re unsure of the step to take? Maybe that’s you right now. You have a decision to make. Stay or leave. Do this or do that. Go here or go there. And because you really don’t want to screw this up by doing the wrong thing, you’re stuck in indecision and overwhelm. And … you’re doing nothing. Don’t you wish God was into flashing lights and billboards? Wouldn’t it be great if he would just make this so clear you couldn’t miss it? Even better, wouldn’t it make your life a whole lot easier if he would just make this choice for you? Is that what you’ve been waiting on … waiting for God to make the choice? Waiting for all other options to eliminate themselves so you don’t have to choose for yourself? May I be completely honest with you? This is what God showed me today about our tendency to dismiss ourselves from the responsibility of making hard decisions and taking uncertain next steps. Hebrews 11:6, “Without faith, it is impossible to please God.” If you knew the choice to make for certain, faith would not be required. If you had a clear sign and guaranteed outcome, faith would not be required. If God did it all for you and you were dismissed of any steps on your own, faith would not be required. And it’s impossible to please God without faith. God isn’t pleased with your waiting until the decision is made for you. God isn’t pleased with your refusal to take the next step until you are 100% certain. Faith is required here. What is faith? According to Hebrews 11:1, It is confidence in what we hope for, but are not guaranteed. It is assurance in what we do not see, but believe it will be there when it needs to be there. God is asking you to live with confidence! He’s asking you to trust the unseen and take the next step. Yes, even when you’re unsure. Yes, even when it could go wrong. Yes, even when there are no guarantees how it will turn out. This is living in faith, and this is what pleases God. Here’s what I’ve learned in my journey of faith: Even when I take a misstep in faith, God honors my faith and blesses that step. Even when I do it wrong, my faith is rewarded. My God is so big, he can take my wrong steps made in faith and guide me to the right place. He can take steps that should have never ever led to a beautiful destiny, and mysteriously turn them into an unfolding journey to that divine destiny. How? Why? Because he is the God of making a way when there is no way. So, if he is who he says he is and he does what he says he does in Isaiah 43:19, “I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland”, then doesn’t that mean he is making a way for you? Doesn’t this mean you can trust him to guide your steps and even use your missteps? Doesn’t this mean nothing is too hard for him? Nothing is impossible. And there’s absolutely no reason for you to feel stuck, overwhelmed, or discouraged here? Doesn’t this mean you can take a step in faith, trusting God will use it no matter what? Doesn’t this mean God will honor your faith filled step into the unknowing and he will make it right? It takes zero faith to sit in indecision and do nothing. It requires no faith to pull the covers up over your head and refuse to face reality. Faith isn’t necessary when you continually delay next steps and decisions. It requires absolutely nothing of you to sit until all options are removed from you and decisions are made for you. And with all of this, God is not pleased nor impressed. Pray about it. Seek God first. Tell him if he’s in it, you want it, and if he’s not, you don’t. Be still and listen. Then …. take your next step in faith. Are you guaranteed it’s the right step? No. But you can have confidence that your faith filled step will be honored. Will you immediately see where this step is l