Decisions Determine Direction

I once heard it said…

Short-term discomfort brings long-term freedom. And short-term comfort leads to long-term regret.

That is the epitome of life, isn’t it? I think today, we don’t realize the power of choice. EVERY choice, every decision we make, has a consequence, whether good or bad. In fact, even indecision, IS A DECISION. It’s choosing not to decide!

Where is one area of your life that you feel stuck? What is one change you want to make, but haven’t, for fear of the discomfort? Of what others might think of you? Of what it might cost you?

We need to take ownership of every choice we make. We need to take ownership of every SMALL choice we make because God has given us the power to choose. We can even choose the attitude in how we respond to our circumstances. Nothing has taught me that more than cancer itself. I realized I could help how I felt. Maybe I couldn’t change whether I had cancer or not, but I could choose how I viewed having cancer. We can choose how we wake up in the morning. We can choose how we view our circumstances. We can choose how we treat people.

Every choice is OURS to make. Again…short-term discomfort brings long-term freedom. And short-term comfort leads to long-term regret.

Ultimately, this is the life Christ calls us to. Short-term discomfort, life here on earth, will bring discomfort (John 16:33 – In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.) BUT. We have long-term freedom as Christians, as Heaven is our final destination. That’s why decisions determine direction, and then our final destiny. Heaven or hell.

Where are your choices and decisions leading you? Your family? Those around you? Where and to Whom does your life point?

Our freedom is ONLY found in Christ alone. That’s to Whom I want my life to point, which is something I have to ask God to help me do daily. Because my decisions today, determine my direction. For eternity.

Let’s choose wisely.