making wise decisions

Each one of us has been given this life to live by God.  It’s our choice to live.  It’s a precious gift and we really should cherish and thank God for living.  If we want to enjoy the gift that we were given, we have to make the choice to be happy through it all.  Sometimes it’s not that easy because situations that we go through are tough.  I’ll tell you if you had any experiences like I’ve had, you know what I’m talking about.  There were times in my life when I just wanted to give up and leave everything behind.  This happened because I didn’t have that relationship and I didn’t make the choice to get to know God.  Each day we make decisions.  Sometimes they are right and sometimes they are wrong.  Either way, we still have to deal with the decisions that are made.

Many times we do things without thinking and eventually it hurts us down the road.      For example, when I was 18, I got pregnant and didn’t go to college after high school.  I made that decision.  I didn’t think about my future or my child’s future.  After I gave birth to my daughter, I had to work & work to provide those basic needs.  I went to school, worked and raised a daughter all at the same time.  I was stressed to the max.  So, you can imagine how I felt.  I didn’t have a relationship and my choices were not the best choices.  Be careful in the decisions that you make and you will be happy in the long run.

There’s one choice that we all need to make and that’s choosing to know God, keeping a relationship with him and communicating with him on a daily basis.  This was said because this is not our world.  This is God’s world and if we think differently, we’re going down the wrong road.  Some of us think that it’s our world and we’re living for ourselves.  We think we can handle every situation that comes our way.  We learn that we can’t when life becomes too much to handle.  We get depressed and think we can’t cope anymore.  Life would be so much easier if we make wise choices and allow God to guide us.

I know temptation is all around us but when we choose to get to know God we will be able to resist some of those moments.  If you fall, at least you know where to go to stand up again.  If you can’t stand up again, you will not be able to fulfill your mission or be happy with life.  We all make mistakes but when we choose God we will learn how to overcome and learn from our mistakes.  When you make bad choices, who lifts you up when you fall?  You may get up but one day you may fall so hard that it will be difficult to stand.  Only the grace of God will be able to help you. 

Sometimes we allow stress to take over our lives and we think the world is coming to an end.  Only because we didn’t choose to know God.  God can do miraculous things and you will be amazed at what he can do in your life.  Sometimes when we follow God, it’s not the easy way out.  This is why some of us don’t choose God.  When we follow ourselves, we tend to make decisions to make our lives & other people lives more pleasurable.  We think when we do this we can still be happy.  That’s not true.  You may be happy for a while but eventually you will have headaches after headaches after headaches. 

Life is a challenge and when we follow God, we’re challenging ourselves to look beyond the present situation and focus on the overall purpose of life.  Selfishness leads to unhappiness and sacrifice leads to inner peace.  Isn’t that what we want in life, to be happy and at peace?  That’s what I want in life.  What do you want?
 
I'm going to share a poem that God help me to write regarding making wise decisions.  Enjoy and Thank you God.

CHOICE

We were given this life to live each day
Try and enjoy life in a peaceful way
  
God gave us life to be happy in all ways
We should have joy in all of our days

Joy comes from peace you see
God said you have to choose ME in order to be
 
A peaceful child of God to show
How we get through trials with a special glow

The glow that shines for all to see
The beauty of life that He gave you and me

Choosing Him will definitely benefit others around
Others will see the glow and you will hear the sound

The peaceful sound to know that He's the one
That helps you get through tough times until it's done
 
When life gets rough, who are you going to call?
You will need someone to lean on when you fall

God will tell you, "That's life and I told you so
Learn from ME and I will help you to grow

In wisdom and courage to get through pain
Trust in ME and you will always gain

It's your decision and you have two choices you see
Now who are you going to follow Satan or ME"? 
 
Choose God and make your life easier.

John 14:6
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. 

Amen