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Indecision, Decisions, and What's Been Decided

Pastor Tony Myles

All of us come to important moments in our lives where we aren't sure what we should do...these are ? moments, and depending on what we do or don't do, these times will have significant impact in our lives and futures.

Indecision is a .

James 1:5-6 teaches...

Patient and prayerful decisions are ; fearful, man-centered indecision is not. They may look the same from the outside, but are different in between you and God. 

Learning from Psalm 23

I admit I need to be  by God.

v.1a The Lord is my shepherd.

• Doing anything (even ministry) without some form of surrendered prayer is the highest form of . 

I  I have all I need in God.

v.1b: I lack nothing.

• It's possible to not have what you want in life, yet still have everything .

I commit to  in God.

v.2-3a: He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes by soul. 

• What would it take to let yourself  into God with everything?

I discern my  through God.

v.3b: He guides me along the right paths for his name's sake.

• "Right paths" implies, "Keep  being  with God."

I embrace  from God.

v.4: Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

• Make a -based list of all the ways God is  in your direction. 

I face the "impossible"  God.

v.5: You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.  

• God wants us to humbly sit before people and situations we'd rather . 

I grow when I don't  God.

v.6: Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. 

• Let the thread you see reveal the  and  you haven't fully seen. 

So now what?

• When you're overwhelmed, don't .
• God says He'll personally guide me in making a decision... Do I ? 
• How will I, in  ways, let God guide me? 
• When will I quit ? (see 1 Kings 18:21)
• Practice it right now.

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These decisions are usually defined by a previous decision - who have you been listening to who  like God, but ?

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