The choices we make, make us.. If we only would take that thought more into account.. The choices we all make, eventually will make us!
I can say with utmost honesty I've made some bad choices (amen) If I was to change those choices I would, but it's to late that choice has been made. So looking head what would or should I do different when making choices? I'm not the best person to ask on this subject, but hey I can offer my experience on the subject having made some boo boos..
Wrong choices = Wrong results
Right choices = Right results
If we are experiencing the wrong results- pretty good indicator we've been making the wrong choices.. The truth about choices nobody else can make'em for you.. Having said that, let me offer what I think through my personal experience how to decrease the making of wrong choices and shift over to make the right ones.
1) Pray Over The Choice
Too often this sounds over simplistic, but really- do we ?
Save us a whole lot of unnecessary trials..
2) Seek Out Counsel
Not all the time but it depends on the choice that has to be made
Proverbs says: there is safety in a multitude of counselors
Let me insert this quickly: As a leader the choices you make not only effect you but many that follow are also affected
3) Study Past Choices
- What was the choice
- What was the outcome
- Did it bring it's intended result
- Who was effected by my choice
- What feeling where associated with that choice
4) Timing Is Crucial
You make a choice too early or too late or not at all -- "to be indecisive is still making a decision"
There's a principle called- Peak to Peak principle
Meaning this: We have the tendency during the valleys not the peaks to make choices, and usually the valleys are the wrong times to make those choice (valley- lows of life).. It's not on the peaks (good times-success) in our careers or marriages or ministry, that we make choices.
Often the choice we make during the valleys are decisions of quiting or moving on..
Here's an example of this peak to peak principle in action: Marriage is experiencing hardships, arguing almost every other day, bills are piling up..(valley-lows of life) WRONG TIME TO MAKE DECISIONS... Peak= Blessed in every which way marriage is growing, and glowing..RIGHT TIME TO MAKE A DECISION
Well I hope that this has been helpful.. Till next time, remember - Leaders are readers
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