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Chapter 13

Decisions: How to Make the Right Choice

Once -- many years ago -- I thought I had made a wrong decision. Of course, it turned out that I had been right all along. But I was wrong to have thought I was wrong. John Foster Dulles

The Problem

  • We all do exactly what we decide to do; we are the sum of our decisions.
  • Virtually all of our problems can be traced to a poor decision -- a decision made by a process that is barely understood.

The Priority/Moral Distinction

Decisions tend to be priority or moral decisions.

  • Priority decisions are choices made between right and right. The only imperative in making priority decisions is to be wise -- to choose between good, better, and best.
  • Moral decisions are choices between right and wrong -- there is the morally correct choice and the morally wrong choice.

Biblical Decision-Making

  • The first principle of effective decision-making: live by the word of God.
  • The second principle of effective decision-making is not to put God to a test -- don't put yourself in a position that requires a miracle.
  • The third principle of effective decision-making is always to worship God and serve Him only in your decisions.

Consequences

Every decision has spiritual and financial consequences.

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