There are moments in life where a person is faced with a decision. Sometimes the decision is like a dark looming storm cloud, hanging heavily in the air. Other times it is like a breeze in the wind, soft and gentle – hardly recognizable. I had always thought that it was the “storm cloud” decisions that have the greatest impact on how we live our lives. Like where to live, what to study, where to work, what car to drive. From the outside it seemed like these were the decisions that really shaped our lives. The looming storm clouds, those big decisions, the ones that were heavy on us.
At the time of writing this, I was planning my wedding. There are decisions that Edward and I have had to make. Some of them are storm clouds, others are gentle breezes. One of the storm cloud decisions was deciding where we were going to live after we got married. In order to make the decision we had to first make a choice. We had to choose what type of life we wanted to live. This choice, was what influenced our final decision.
So then what is the difference between a choice and a decision? Our decisions are the after effects of our choices. When you make a choice to follow God, all of the decisions that follow will be aligned with His word. When you make a choice to live a healthy life, all of the decisions you make will be fueled by that choice. You will decide to eat healthy, you will decide to exercise often. Choice is the precursor to decisions. It is not the result of a decision. Choice is a deep knowing in your spirit. It is a revelation, not just a change in your mind but also in your heart. Choices are private, they are not experienced in public. It is these choices that we make, that lead to our decisions. It is through our private choices, where our decisions are made public. Whether is it a storm cloud decision or a gentle breeze, our outcome will be a result of our pre-determined choice.
After I repented from the life that I was living, I made a choice to live for Jesus. I made a choice to fight. I made a choice to step into my destiny. Every decision that I made after that point, was fueled by those choices. I made a choice to be free, even though I was far from free. I had strongholds that still needed to be destroyed, I had healing that still needed to be done. Choosing freedom before I was free, was an act of faith. It was the act which ultimately led to my freedom, because every decision that I made propelled me into that reality.
Your choices should be so engraved on your heart that nobody will make you waver. If you believe that you have made a choice but your decisions are not aligning with that choice, it is time to go back to the drawing board. This has happened to me on so many occasions during my healing journey. I would wake up every single morning and choose to be happy, yet my decisions did not align with that choice. In the beginning stages of this new way of living, my mind would often fall back into my old ways. Yet, I was able to push forward because of the choice I had made to live for God. It was something which I had to become conscious of every single second of the day. There were days where I really did not want to live in freedom. I had become so accustomed to the chains, that stepping out of that mindset seemed impossible.
But our God makes the impossible possible. Living for Him has changed my life completely. Living according to His Word has given me a freedom which I never thought would be possible. Every single battle that we face, has already been won for us. It is not God's will for us to be depressed, hurt and struggling through life. We can choose to believe what His word says, or what our feelings say. It is a choice that you have to make with your spirit. It is a choice that will change every decision you will make in your lifetime. Choose to be free. Choose to live for Him. Choose life at it's best, which is the life that Jesus provided for us. We are not set free to just go on and continue doing our own thing. We are set free to serve God and live according to His Will. It is a choice, which will effect every decision we make from this point onward.
What choices are you living by? Do your decisions align with those choices?
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