"He (God) expects us to follow his word, his spirit, and his wisdom If we don't have peace about something, or it would not be wise to do it, then we should not do it."-Joyce Meyer
Chapter 6 discusses being decisive. There are 3 types of decision makers: one who makes decisions too quickly, one who takes way too long to make a decision and the other person is one who doesn't make a decision at all. I would like to break down each category:
The Quick Decision Maker: One who really doesn't think about the pros and cons. Their decisions are rushed which sometimes leads to failure. I would highly suggest that if you are the quick decision maker, start asking God first as to what your option should be.....especially if the decision you are trying to make is a spiritual one.
The Slow Decision Maker: One who takes way too long to make a decision. The longer you take to make a decision, the more you are procrastinating on your task. As I advised the quick decision maker, as God what you should do. Joyce Meyer stated in her book "If after prayer and waiting we still feel that we have no direction, then it may mean that God is simply giving us the freedom to make our own choice." If the decision we made was a bad one, we can modify it as we go along.
The NO decision Maker: This individual makes no decisions at all. This person is usually miserable. I personally feel terrible when I don't make any kind of decisions. In Chapter 6, Joyce Meyer gives us reasons that a person may not make a decision at all. One of the reasons being is that person may be insecure about themselves and their abilities. Being insecure and scared is nothing but Satan. We must remember that if we have faith in God, we can do all things with his help. There are 4 others reasons why a person would be indecisive but I rather have you guys read the book ;-)
Joyce Meyer gives us instructions on how to make decisions: Make a list of your options, Weight the possible outcome and Acknowledge God. Here's a quote from her book that I am going to apply to my everyday life
"We should never make our plans and then pray for God to bless them. We should pray before any planning takes place. If the true desire of your heart is to follow God in all things, he will let you know one way or another if you are doing the right thing."
-Markesha xoxo
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