"I just can't seem to make up my mind!"
How many times have you heard someone say those words, even uttered them
yourself? It seems we live in a day of indecisiveness and lack of conviction...
Ladies, there are dangers to not being able to make up your mind! Our
enemy seeks to cripple us and discredit the cause of Christ through this
very avenue. Adolph Hitler wrote this, "Mental confusion, contradiction
of feeling, indecisiveness, panic; these are our weapons." This is Satan's
strategy as well! Often we delay doing things that seem large, difficult,
boring, or disagreeable. But to continue putting them off shows lack of
discipline, poor stewardship of time, and in some cases disobedience to
God. It's time we made up our minds and fortified our hearts, as David
should have...
2 Samuel 14:32-33 (KJV)
And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither,
that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur?
it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me
see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill
me. So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for
Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground
before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.
Indecisiveness increases the possibility of bad decisions. For instance,
there is much indecision over the issue of discipline these days. Discipline
is hard and sometimes painful work, amen? In relation to the story above,
David only made halfhearted efforts to correct his children, as you can
see. He did not punish Amnon for his sin against Tamar, nor did he deal
decisively with Absalom's murder of Amnon. He never took time to correct
Adonijah. Such indecisiveness became Satan's weapon in David's life. He
hesitated to face matters squarely and settle them with the Word of God.
You see ladies, this parent avoided necessary confrontations with his
children. (How about you??) Needless to say, the consequences were disastrous...
So too, when you and I refuse to make a decision about sin, we experience
greater pain than if we dealt with it immediately! Indecision is a want
of mental firmness. There is a time when we must firmly choose the course
we will follow or the relentless drift of events will make the decision
for us...
John 3:36 (KJV)
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth
not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
Indecisiveness itself can be a bad decision. Jesus says that those who
believe in Him have - not will have - everlasting life. Surely man would
not hesitate to receive such a promise! Alas, but many do... John, the
author of this Gospel, has been demonstrating that Jesus is the true Son
of God. Ladies, Jesus Christ sets before us the greatest decision we'll
ever make in life! He who hesitates is lost, amen? To hesitate is to suspend
your mind from taking action. Remember though, the clock keeps ticking…
Time is not suspended just because your mind is! Bring your unsettled
mind to the finish line. We are responsible to decide today whom we will
obey as Joshua 24:15 points out:
Joshua 24:15 (KJV)
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom
ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on
the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land
ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
God wants us to choose Him and choose life for ourselves - while it is
called Today... He calls us to be decision makers, to take action! When
God says "today", the devil says "tomorrow"... The wrath of God is God's
final judgment and rejection of the sinner. To put off the choice is to
choose not to follow Christ. Hence, indecision can be a fatal decision!
It can be too late to do the right thing. Good decisions have positive
long-term results. Every choice for right sets into motion other opportunities
for right. Bad decisions follow the same pattern, but in the opposite
direction, away from the Lord and into Satan's reach! Isn’t it odd that
the worst decisions are so easy to make and the best decisions are so
hard for us to make? However, each decision you make to obey God will
bring a greater sense of order to your life, while each decision to disobey
will bring mental confusion and destruction. Though it’s so easy to squander
time and let life slip from our grasp, deciding to obey the Lord brings
us the greatest safety and security!
God Bless,
Pam
Isaiah 60:1&2
Copyright 2001 Pamela A. Iannello
Revised 2004
