Foolish Choices

A fool is one who knows better and does it anyway. Many times, I have looked back and said to myself, I knew better than to do that. The choice looked okay at the time, but it was a foolish choice. I fare much better by doing what I believe is most pleasing to the Lord.

All things might be okay, but I am looking for what most pleases the Lord, because that is most beneficial. I cannot allow myself to be enslaved by social pressures or selfish desires. — 1 Corinthians 6:12

Ten Thoughts to Ponder

1. Wrestling with God should contend for whatever he wants, not for what I want or even what I think he wants.
2. The magnitude of God is greater than the sum of the magnitude of all the stars in the universe.
3. When I can’t see where I’m going, I need God’s help to be comfortable with where I’m going.
4. Since my container is far too small to contain all of God’s knowledge, I must be content with his help to know whatever I need to know at the time I need to know it.
5. The magnitude of God is so great that we can spend all of eternity knowing more of him.
6. If time has a beginning, we face the unanswerable question of what existed before that.
7. A good choice isn’t always the best choice.
8. Without God’s guidance, I might know what is good, but I don’t know what is best.
9. When my choice matches God’s perfect will, I have the best choice.
10. God and I can do a better job than either one of us can do, independently.

Questions for Further Thought

• What leads people to take unnecessary risks?
• Why do some Christians do what they know won’t please the Lord?