{"id":12950,"date":"2015-11-16T04:30:35","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T12:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccsouthbay.org\/?p=12950"},"modified":"2024-03-22T19:57:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T19:57:42","slug":"choices-affect-your-destiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccsouthbay.org\/choices-affect-your-destiny\/","title":{"rendered":"How Bad Choices Will Mess Up Your Destiny"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cDon\u2019t be misled\u2014you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.<\/strong>\u201d \u2013 Galatians 6:7-9<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Every choice you make in life is either a step in the right or wrong direction.<\/p><\/div>\n

Every time you come to a fork in the road, or you have to make a decision, or a temptation to disobey God comes, who or what do you turn to for the answer?<\/p>\n

Do you base your choices on what feels good?<\/p>\n

Do you ask your friends or family?<\/p>\n

Do you use your own logic and reason by following your heart?<\/p>\n

How Do You Know Which Way To Go?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The world says, \u201clisten to your heart<\/em>\u201d but God says, \u201cThe human heart is the most deceitful of all things and desperately wicked.<\/em>\u201d (Jeremiah 17:9<\/a>)<\/p>\n

As Christians, God doesn\u2019t want us to lean on our own understanding.<\/p>\n

He wants us to lean on His.<\/p>\n

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Many times in life you may feel lost, frustrated or confused, having no idea which way to go.<\/p>\n

Instead of waiting for God\u2019s answer, you may try and figure it out all by yourself.<\/p>\n

Perhaps you can relate to how I sometimes try to process choices:<\/p>\n

\u201cOkay self, this way makes more sense. This idea seems more reasonable. I think this. I feel that…\u201d,<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But that is not how God wants us to make decisions in life.<\/p>\n

God wants you first and foremost to go to Him, and then wait for His answer before you make a move.<\/p>\n

\u00a0“<\/sup>If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and He will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.”<\/em> – James 1:5<\/span><\/p>\n

Many times we go faster when we see a yellow light and do a \u201cCalifornia roll\u201d when we see a stop sign. But God wants us to wait until we get His green light before we move forward.<\/p>\n

He doesn\u2019t want us to stress and guess what to do.<\/p>\n

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God wants us to wait until we get His green light before we move forward.<\/p><\/div>\n

He doesn’t want us to take an option poll.<\/p>\n

This is not politics, it’s your personal relationship with Almighty God!<\/strong><\/p>\n

He wants to give you the wisdom to know exactly what to do.<\/p>\n

Because as your Good Shepherd, it is His job to direct your steps.<\/p>\n

The wisdom, knowledge and understanding in life here on earth\u00a0don’t come from your opinions, logic, heart or mind.<\/p>\n

It comes from God.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s given to us through His Word.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And for us to know His Word we need to be in His Word.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don’t Sell Your Birthright For A Bowl Of Stew!<\/h2>\n

Esau was the firstborn son to Isaac and Rebekah, but he made a bad choice. (See Genesis 25:29-34<\/a>)<\/p>\n

A bad choice that cost him everything.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Esau took the temporary pleasure offered to him by his twin brother Jacob to satisfy his hunger, a bowl of stew.<\/p>\n

In doing so, he forfeited his future inheritance.<\/p>\n

He chose the now instead of what was promised to come.<\/p>\n

He chose the temporary pleasure by forfeiting the eternal blessing\u00a0promised to him as the firstborn son.<\/p>\n

Don’t let this happen to you!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Satan will tempt you with temporary highs.<\/strong><\/p>\n