Choosing Wisely

Everything can be taken away from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedom -- to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.
Viktor E. Frankl (1905-1997, Austrian psychiatrist, author, "Man's Search for Meaning")

Ps 25:12-15
Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the way he should choose. His soul will abide in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land. The secret of the LORD is for those who fear Him, and He will make them know His covenant. My eyes are continually toward the LORD, for He will pluck my feet out of the net. NASU

Abraham Lincoln, America’s 16th President said this, “I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere to go. My own wisdom, and that of all about me, seemed insufficient for the day.” Now that is an attitude that would greatly benefit us all. A recognition that sometimes all of my choices are lacking, and I must go to a reliable and proven source.

Seems to me that Abraham Lincoln knew his God, and knew that when all else around him did not make sense, there was still one more avenue of relief. Most likely the situations he was in, and the situations that we find ourselves in daily, are the result of not choosing to ask our most wise God’s advice in our undertakings.

We are given choices, and you cannot live a “choiceless life.” Every moment of every day, choices are made. Our only relief is to make sure the advice that we get for life is the very best. Well this morning I would like to recommend to you our Lord. His answers are guaranteed to give you the most desirable results. He will instruct you and me and keep our feet out of the entangling nets of this world…God Bless.

Pastor William