Honoring God in our Decisions

In our quest to champion our Christian walk, we can sometimes get stuck on daily decisions. This can be rooted in good intentions and the desire to please God or even a need to be perfect. We want to choose the right job, the right friends, or even the right church, and we find ourselves unwilling to proceed out of fear of disappointing God. This scenario plays out when God asks Moses to be a vessel to deliver the children of Israel from the Egyptian’s stronghold. Moses, not feeling qualified and not wanting to fail, offered God multiple reasons why he was not the right person for the job. 

On the other hand, there can sometimes be a temptation not to pause to seek God’s will because we may not like the answer. We hesitate to pray about certain decisions out of fear that God may ask us to make the harder choice or go a different direction than we desire. Like the rich young ruler who walked away not wanting to give up his earthly riches, it can be a struggle to let go of our own plans and sense of control. Instead, we would rather decide on our own and ask God to bless it later. 

But in the Lord’s prayer, Jesus taught us to pray “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”   Praying, “Your kingdom come,” means we desire for His sovereign rule over our lives, and we submit to His authority and yield to His control. “Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven,” is asking God to bring about His heavenly purposes on earth while using us to do His will. Jesus did not teach us we need to be perfect or that we are capable of being in control. He modeled a prayer that serves as a reminder that God is Lord of our lives, trustworthy and faithful to lead and guide us according to His plans. We only need to ask. 

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Lord, I pray Your kingdom come and Your will be done in my life. I submit to Your authority and trust You with decisions I need to make. Grant me Your wisdom and guidance as I seek to live a life that gives You glory. Amen.