“One of the weightiest aspects of human life is I must choose.”

A thought by John Ortberg (2016-05-01) from his book, What Is God's Will for My Life? (p. 5). Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

That is where real freedom comes in and that is a part of God’s will for your life.

John says, “One of the weightiest aspects of human life is I must choose.” He then goes on, “And my choices create my life. My choices create my destiny. I don’t want to miss that!”

Later he says, “Maybe you’re a student trying to decide which school to go to or which major to choose. Maybe you’re on the brink of an exciting adventure. Maybe you’ve been frustrated by a lost opportunity, and you wonder, Does God still have another one for me?”

This is important, “Your life is about more than safety. It’s about more than security. It’s about more than manageability. If you’re looking for that stuff, you were born into the wrong species. God has a plan for you. But that doesn’t mean God wants to make all your decisions for you.”

John continues, “Very often God’s will for you will be ‘I want you to decide’ because decision making is an indispensable part of character formation. God is primarily in the character-forming business, not the circumstance-shaping business. This means a new way of looking at life. I do not have to be afraid of failure. I do not be afraid of failure. I do not have to live in fear over circumstances. Each moment is an opportunity to look for a door that opens up into God and his presence. This means a new way of looking at myself. I am no longer limited by my smallness and weakness. The God who wants me to ‘grow up in all things into Him who is the head — Christ’ (Ephesians 4: 15, NKJV) is also the God who knows how small and weak I am. This means a new way of looking at decisions. I no longer have to live under the tyranny of the perfect choice. God can use even what looks like the ‘wrong choice if I make it with the right heart.”

One of the tremendous benefits of a relationship with Christ is that He will use our freedom of choice to grow us into the person He has planned for us to be. The first right choice is to ask Him into your life and then He can work in and through your choices.

So have you made that first choice?

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