The Power of Choice

 The power of choice… 

We face many choices daily but for me, the most important and constant choice I face is to either seek God’s will or follow my own self-will. 

Maybe some folks think like I used to think   when I was first saved that I no longer had to battle with life’s twists, turns, trials, and temptations, because I had Jesus in my heart.

However, the fact is that God loves us so much that even though through Baptism He fills our heart with His Holy Spirit,

He loves us so much and so unconditionally that He allows us to keep our free will. 

Now perhaps it’s different for you, but this is exactly why I must make the choice daily and even hourly at times to seek His will and not give into my selfish self-centered will. 

How do you handle this choice?... 

Check your experience… 

“Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives.” Big Book pg 86 

Lord, thank You for loving us so completely and unconditionally that you let us keep our free will. Let us exercise this power of choice and choose to seek Your will in all things, AMEN.   

“Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! You can make this choice by loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and committing yourself firmly to him. This is the key to your life. And if you love and obey the Lord, you will live long in the land the Lord swore to give your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” Deuteronomy 30:19-20 

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Isolated Thoughts

We are not alone…

There are all sorts of hi-tech headsets, earphones, and other apparatus that makes it very easy to isolate these days. 

Heck, with headphones being so popular, it’s almost even cool to keep them on whenever possible. 

This comfortable isolation is good for brief periods to allow for pause, meditation, rest, and or prayer, but when it happens often and for long periods of time, then it can be very dangerous. 

This type of isolation not only separates you from others but also closes your heart to the Holy Spirit. 

Think about it, in times of stress or strain, do you find yourself desiring to be alone with your own thoughts? 

Again, for a brief moment, its fine, but when it becomes a constant preferred mechanism of escape then problems left inside our own head become issues that lead to all sorts of behaviors, actions, and ultimately consequences we do not need. 

Sharing your life’s trials, twists, turns, and temptations with other believers will not only keep you from falling victim to the delusions of the isolated mind, but will also allow the Holy Spirit to show you the solution. 

Are you isolating?.. 

Check your experience… 

“No words can tell of the loneliness and despair I found in that bitter morass of self-pity.” Big Book pg. 8 

Lord, let us know that You put others in our lives to for us to lean on in rough times, AMEN. 

“That their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love.” Colossians 2:2 

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Are You Teachable?

 Becoming teachable...

Remember the last time you were able to lay aside your preconceived notions, expectations, and self-made opinions in order to truly learn something new? 

Yeah, it's been a while for me too! 

Part of having free will and becoming an adult is this magic magnifying mind that we have that likes to unconsciously grow and feed from our perceptions and experiences. 

It tries to predict situations for us as well as attempts to harden our hearts through our own self-made assessments and judgements. 

Until we stop this process and set aside the ability and power it has over us, we cease to truly grow spiritually. 

Kids don't have this. 

They look to us with wide eyes and open minds thirsty to learn. 

It's only when we can open our minds willingly in this manner can God truly teach us and fill our hearts with His Spirit and wisdom.

 Are you still willing and able to be teachable?..

Check your experience...

"But after a while we had to face the fact that we must find a spiritual basis of life-or else." Big Book pg 44 

Lord let us set aside our own thoughts and become teachable like a child for Your Word, AMEN. 

"He said: I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 18:3 

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