Are you plagued by indecision my friend? It’s something I had not experienced in my life until in recent years & it seems to be a pesky companion around future planning!

Today, we’ll be discussing this topic over a cuppa, so let’s grab a mug of our favourite hot beverage, a treat & get comfy.

I have a mug of Vanilla Rooibos tea with a slice of homemade gf Blueberry & Coconut loaf, toasted with butter melting upon it’s deliciousness. What’s yours?

What is Indecision?

The definition is as follows;

Indecision is ‘the inability to make a decision quickly.’

You see in years past it wasn’t a problem for me to make a decision quickly & proficiently. But in this season of chronic health issues, I’ve found it’s far more difficult.

Why?

Because  this season has brought with it an element of unreliability especially in energy levels, in other words I don’t know what each day will bring until I wake. So to plan ahead is difficult & when plans are made, often those plans have to be cancelled on the day or postponed. Do I miss out on a lot? Sadly I do.

For example, over the last month I’ve been having quite a few challenging days, health wise. This, going from past experience, may be signalling a downward slide into a major Fibromyalgia flare.

The Conundrum…

It’s approaching my great grandson’s first birthday with the family gathering to celebrate interstate (800km away). A rather exciting event.

However, I’m in a conundrum at the moment because if I’m to attend, I have to book flights earlier rather then later within our budget, after that they become unaffordable. So you can see why it’s a conundrum at the moment.

Just Step out in Faith!

I hear the above platitude often quoted. However, let’s look at what this sentiment means & whether it actually applies to making decisions in life.

It mainly originates from the following scriptures;

‘For we walk by faith (we regulate our lives & conduct ourselves by our… relationship to God & divine things, with trust & holy fervour;  thus we walk) not by sight or appearance.’ 2 Cor 5: 7 AMP

&

“When the soles of the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, [come to] rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan flowing down from above will be cut off, and they will stand in one mass [of water].” Joshua 3: 13 AMP

When quoting scripture we must take into account the context of not only of the verse but the paragraph, chapter, circumstance & times. The above scriptures were talking about very specific things.

In the first verse Paul was explaining the impact of living in a body that will ultimately deteriorate & fail. But he encouraged the Corinthian believers (& us) who he  was writing to, that we live by faith & that one day we will have a home in Heaven with the Lord in a renewed & eternal body (John 14:3).

The second verse was when the Hebrews were entering the promised land crossing the River Jordan. God sent the Levitical priests ahead with the Ark of the Covenant into the river, standing in the waterway while God performed a miracle by banking up the waters, allowing the Hebrews to cross into the promised land on dry ground. However the waters only parted when all the priests stepped into the river.

Thus the origin of the sayings ‘step out in faith’ & ‘walk by faith’.

Does this apply to every situation that we pray for?

First, I must point out that as followers of Jesus, we absolutely live by faith, we walk by faith & we pray in faith. And God answers every prayer.

However, there is a proviso when we pray & this is often left out of so many messages & prayers, all answers to prayer will be in alignment with God’s perfect Will.

Jesus demonstrated this when He ended His prayers with;

“Your Will be done”

giving us the example that when we pray we are to accept the answer that will always be in our Heavenly Father’s plan & purpose for the situation.

You see my friend, just because we want something or think circumstances should go our way, does it mean it’s God’s Will.

Please Be careful what you say…

I’ve noticed often that in Christian circles, many are not particularly careful in what they say to brothers & sisters, often using platitudes or claiming they’re delivering words from God to that person when in reality it’s their own thinking.

A prime example of this was when my late husband lay dying from a very aggressive & terminal Brain Tumour in hospital, a lady from our church came to visit me announcing that she had a word from God, proclaiming that if I had enough faith God would heal my husband giving him another 15 years because she had read Isaiah 38: 1 – 5 that morning.

My husband passed away a few days later. Did that mean I didn’t have enough faith? No, it meant that my husband’s time had come to be with His Saviour (Psalm 139:16).

Another woman around the same time, told me that my husband wouldn’t be going to Heaven because (before he gave his life to the Lord), he had believed there were people there that were despicable, this belief had come from a painful childhood experience he had with a minister, after the death of his father.

I instantly knew these were not from God, for I know My Lord.

For Jesus said;

“I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me…” John 10: 14

&

“The sheep that are My own hear My voice and listen to Me; I know them, and they follow Me.” John 10: 27

I’m sure these ladies thought they were well meaning.

But we need to be very wise & discerning in what we say to others before we say anything. And in turn we need to have discernment in what is said to us, even from brothers & sisters in the Faith.

Until next time,

Jennifer

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or in Prayer

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