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Bad decisions sometimes make us…

I’m pumped!! Football season has arrived! I spent my Sunday afternoon watching the Cowboys defeat the Bucs with wife (@nerdopansey) and friends (@byronmax and @emaxfield). It was great fun!

Watching a highly conditioned and highly trained athlete play the game is pretty entertaining stuff! Especially as a game gets tight! Remember “the shot” Michael Jordan put up in Game 5 vs the Cavs in 1989? The pressure on, in the clutch, Jordan made the split second decision to put up the buzzer beating shot that resulted in the Bulls winning and moving past the Cavilers! The end result... Jordan = epic hero!

BUT, sometimes split second decisions lead to catastrophic and EPIC failure!

There is an old adage known by military aviators that says, "… the catastrophe has already happened, we're now just waiting for the plane to arrive at the crash site!" What that means is that a catastrophic decision WAS made at some point that WILL result in a wreck... and although the impending crash is still moments away from being fully realized, there is nothing that can be done to alter the trajectory and change the outcome.

Decisions have consequences.

Serena Williams is an athlete who is accustomed to making split second decisions. However, Williams on Saturday night in her US Open match against Kim Clijsters, lost her temper after the line judge called a foot fault, resulting in a double-fault. The result of the call moved Clijsters one point from victory. Williams upset, made a split second bad decision to verbally express her disappointment with the double-fault call. Williams was then penalized a point for her outburst; because it happened to come on match point, it ended the semi-final with Clijsters winning 6-4, 7-5. The end result... Williams = epic failure!

Proverbs 3:5-6 (msg) says, “…trust GOD from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for HIS voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; HE is the ONE who will keep you on track. Don’t assume that you know it all. Run to GOD! Run from evil! You will glow with health and vibrate with life! Honor GOD in all you do!"

How do you go about making your decisions? Whether they are of the split second variety or whether you have time to consider your options, what process do you go through in making your decisions? Are you totally reliant on your own wisdom and ability to make decisions? Or, do you follow the advice of Solomon, trusting in GOD from the bottom of your heart as you contemplate your decisions?

GOD wants to be involved in and cares about every detail of your daily life. If you have never asked HIM for help in making your decisions, give it a try. I promise, HE won’t disappoint!

Relying on GOD to guide you, make your decisions rather than allowing decisions to make you!

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