Decisions Decisions!

There is a path before each person that seems right,
    but it ends in death.

Proverbs 14:12 

When tough decisions need to be made, what do you do?  Doing nothing and hoping they will work themselves out might SOUND like a good course of action, but the destruction of your reputation, your relationships, your respect....are they worth it?

Some would rather follow the path of the convenient....after all, tough decisions can lead to conflict and conflict is uncomfortable.  But convenience does not solve the problem, does it?

The best way to deal with tough decisions is as follows:

    1.  Understand that God is God and we are NOT!

    2.  Keep God first.

    3.  Keep your primary relationship on Earth second.

    4.  Everyone else comes after!

Think about this, God promised Abraham that he would have ancestors more numerous than the stars and the sands of the seashore.  Yet when he had Isaac. God put Abraham in a position where he had to make the tough choice.  Who did Abraham love more: God or Isaac?

And again, when the Israelites cried out to God because they were in bondage, God sent Moses to lead them to freedom.  The Israelites became disgruntled, worshiped idols, and spent their time complaining.  So God made the hard choice that the disgruntled generation would die before He would allow the Israelites into the promised land.

And finally, God had to make the tough decision to let His only begotten Son die, so we could become His children.

Facing tough decisions? Face them head on!  Rely on God, not your emotions, and you will see that God's way really is the ultimately best decision.