The Habit of Being Decisive
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| Do you have the courage to make the decision? |
What an awesome week of blogging! Thank you to our awesome bloggers for doing such a great job this week and every week!
Leanne started our week off with this quote by Theodore Roosevelt, how many times did you ladies read this? I read it several times - 'and the worst thing you can do is nothing' -WOW!
In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing you can do is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.~ Theodore Roosevelt
Leanne also shared many bible verses! Make sure you have taken the time to review those, print them off and study them! Awesome bible study day 1. I loved the following scripture! We should always reach out to God before making any decision big or small.
If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. James 1:5
In our chapter this week Joyce shared the 5 step decision making process:
1. Identify/Clarify the decision to be made.
2. Identifying possible decision options.
3. Gather and Process all information.
4. After 1 - 3, Make/Implement the Decision
5. Evaluate the decision. Was it the right decision?
Day 2 'The Misery of Indecision'.
Take the first step in faith, you do not have to see the whole staircase. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Melanie tells us that indecision is often related to lack of self confidence and/or a tendency to worry about potential problems. Joyce shares this: “Whatever you do, don’t live your life frozen in fear, always being confused because you don’t know what to do" WOW, in this situation, we must go back to James 1:5 - asking God to help us as we contemplate a decision.
Joyce reminds us that its impossible to learn how to make good decisions without the experience of making them. We learn by experience.
“Make a courageous decision to be decisive. The more practice you get, the better you will get at doing it.”’
Melanie shares an article from www.pickthebrain.com that provided 7 additional ways to deal with making decisions. I hope you will print these off and review them! Very good information!
Day 3 How to Make a Decision
Kara shared her heart with us on day 3; first taking us through making decisions around her weight and what she wanted to do regarding that. Step by Step she took us through the process Joyce laid out for us - ultimately leading us to the right decision.
In addition Kara shared with us a very difficult decision involving a relationship with her mother. She stated 'After consulting God, I saw how much in bondage I was to her. I was both a co-dependent to her and a people pleaser to all around me because I didn't know how to make a decision' - AFTER CONSULTING GOD.......once again Kara shows us that we must consult God that He will help us and give us the wisdom and guidance we need to make decisions.
Day 4 Starting Small
For Days 1-3 we learned the process for making decisions, we learned how to use that process and then day 4 Sherry showed us how we can make any decision by 'starting small' - we have to be able to make decisions to get the experience to make them (day 2) so thankfully, there is no reason why we can't start small! We can start by making one small choice at a time. Sherry shared with us how we can start small with exercise - making the decision to walk to our mailbox, walk a block, 10 jumping jacks - small decisions, small steps in a HEALTHY direction for healthy habits!
Melanie has shared with us recently how she made the decision to replace soda with water and how her family has made the decision to have "Meatless Mondays" - small decisions, small steps that are going to lead to GREAT habits!
It's been an amazing week of blogs! Monday's was full of The Word - don't forget to pull out your bible and spend time studying the scripture that is provided for us~direct from Joyce or from our awesome bloggers!
Prayer:
Dear God, Thank you for providing us with wisdom and direction in all things, specifically Father when it comes time to make decisions; for giving us the insight to discern what is YOUR will versus what is OUR will so that the appropriate decisions can be made. Thank you for loving us and being our refuge and our rock and for making the decision to die on the cross for each of us ~ for the promise of eternal life. We love you. In your Holy Name we pray. Amen
In God's Amazing Light,
<3 Kelley
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