Decision making can be stressful but God can help us, as well as friends in Christ that we trust. God can give us Peace that passes all understanding when we go to Him for help & guidance.
When I went on a course to help manage a long-term condition, one of the handouts I found helpful was an Action Plan form. Planning some actions to take and weighing up the pro’s and cons of each, but then I saw something on Pinterest (see pic) and realised I could make decisions from a believers perspective, based on The Word of God, His will and purposes.
Anyways it’s my hope that someone is helped and blessed by these blogs I’ve pasted here.
Our Father sent us The Helper, and He is our Counsellor, so we can ask The Helper for Help 🕊 as well finding safety in a multitude of counsellors ( fellow believers who we trust)
We have The Word, can pray, going boldly to The Throne to find help in time of need... Trusting in our Gracious Heavenly Father that He has our best interests at heart. He cares for us so we can know this in full confidence and with total assurance.
Keeping a journal or a tracker might help.
Be blessed. God bless your decisions in Jesus name.
Action Plan Template
1. Pray. Lay your burdens before God. Ask Him for assistance in working through the situation / problem you’re dealing with and for His truth to be revealed.
2. Identify the specific dilemma. Get rid of the unnecessary fluff and zero in on what the actual problem is.
3. Research what God says on the matter. Dive into His Word and seek trusted Christian friends and resources. Understand God’s position.
4. Determine what about the situation / problem IS within your control.
5. Determine what about the situation / problem IS NOT within your control.
6. What is your desired end result? Bottom line, what do you wish to accomplish?
7. Bearing in mind what’s within your control, what steps can you take, while walking in God’s Will and Word, to attain the desired end result?
8. Can you live with the steps it’s clear you should take?
If the answer to #8 is no:
a. Pray. Ask God for encouragement and direction.
b. Seek wise counsel to gain additional insight or the support you need to move forward.
If the answer to #8 is yes:
a. Pray. Ask God for the right words and constructive actions. Pray for divine intervention and His presence with you every step of the way.
b. Write down a game plan. Include specific steps you will need to take, along with a projected timeline.
c. GET STARTED.
d. Set up checkpoints along the way to track and monitor progress.
e. Pray. Thank God for the ability He gave you to work through this challenge and for His never ending faithfulness in your life.
Decision Making and God’s Will: 14 Questions to Help
October 15, 2012 By: Barb
Do you ever wish God would come down and tell you exactly what He wants you to do? I remember feeling that way five years ago when I first considered writing a Bible study on a certain topic. I kept waiting for a sign – or at least a feeling – that He wanted me to write the book.
In the end I wrote the study out of gratefulness to God for what He had done in my life and a desire to help others.
It wasn’t until later that I realized what I really wanted from God was a guarantee that my time wouldn’t be wasted – that it would be worth the effort in terms of lives changed and books sold.
No wonder God didn’t give me confirmation.
Too often we say we want to know God’s will, but what we really want is a guarantee that life will be good. Or that our efforts won’t be in vain. At other times, we really do want to know God’s will but we have a hard time seeing what His will is.
Here are a few questions that I hope will help for either situation. They can also be found in the Renewing of the Mind Project, along with some helpful Bible verses. Write the answers in your journal and see what God says to you as you write:
Decision Making and God’s Will
Possible things you’ll need to confess with decisions: Caring more about other things (comfort, great lifestyle, what other people think, relationships, easy life, etc.) than you do about God, a self-focused, indulgent approach to life.
God Bless you and yours
When I went on a course to help manage a long-term condition, one of the handouts I found helpful was an Action Plan form. Planning some actions to take and weighing up the pro’s and cons of each, but then I saw something on Pinterest (see pic) and realised I could make decisions from a believers perspective, based on The Word of God, His will and purposes.
Anyways it’s my hope that someone is helped and blessed by these blogs I’ve pasted here.
Our Father sent us The Helper, and He is our Counsellor, so we can ask The Helper for Help 🕊 as well finding safety in a multitude of counsellors ( fellow believers who we trust)
We have The Word, can pray, going boldly to The Throne to find help in time of need... Trusting in our Gracious Heavenly Father that He has our best interests at heart. He cares for us so we can know this in full confidence and with total assurance.
Keeping a journal or a tracker might help.
Be blessed. God bless your decisions in Jesus name.
Action Plan Template
1. Pray. Lay your burdens before God. Ask Him for assistance in working through the situation / problem you’re dealing with and for His truth to be revealed.
2. Identify the specific dilemma. Get rid of the unnecessary fluff and zero in on what the actual problem is.
3. Research what God says on the matter. Dive into His Word and seek trusted Christian friends and resources. Understand God’s position.
4. Determine what about the situation / problem IS within your control.
5. Determine what about the situation / problem IS NOT within your control.
6. What is your desired end result? Bottom line, what do you wish to accomplish?
7. Bearing in mind what’s within your control, what steps can you take, while walking in God’s Will and Word, to attain the desired end result?
8. Can you live with the steps it’s clear you should take?
If the answer to #8 is no:
a. Pray. Ask God for encouragement and direction.
b. Seek wise counsel to gain additional insight or the support you need to move forward.
If the answer to #8 is yes:
a. Pray. Ask God for the right words and constructive actions. Pray for divine intervention and His presence with you every step of the way.
b. Write down a game plan. Include specific steps you will need to take, along with a projected timeline.
c. GET STARTED.
d. Set up checkpoints along the way to track and monitor progress.
e. Pray. Thank God for the ability He gave you to work through this challenge and for His never ending faithfulness in your life.
October 15, 2012 By: Barb
Do you ever wish God would come down and tell you exactly what He wants you to do? I remember feeling that way five years ago when I first considered writing a Bible study on a certain topic. I kept waiting for a sign – or at least a feeling – that He wanted me to write the book.
In the end I wrote the study out of gratefulness to God for what He had done in my life and a desire to help others.
It wasn’t until later that I realized what I really wanted from God was a guarantee that my time wouldn’t be wasted – that it would be worth the effort in terms of lives changed and books sold.
No wonder God didn’t give me confirmation.
Too often we say we want to know God’s will, but what we really want is a guarantee that life will be good. Or that our efforts won’t be in vain. At other times, we really do want to know God’s will but we have a hard time seeing what His will is.
Here are a few questions that I hope will help for either situation. They can also be found in the Renewing of the Mind Project, along with some helpful Bible verses. Write the answers in your journal and see what God says to you as you write:
Decision Making and God’s Will
- Why are you having a hard time making this decision?
- Are you caring about the same things God cares about? Explain.
- Do you have enough information to make a good decision?
- If not, what information do you need to gather?
- What do others that you respect think about your potential decisions?
- Are you doing this because it’s expected of you, or do you actually think it’s a good thing to do?
- What are your other options?
- Does the Bible speak at all to your decision?
- Yes: If so, what does it say? Are you willing to do what the Bible says even if you have to sacrifice to do it?
- No: If not, does God give you the freedom to make your own decision?
- Do you think God would prefer one choice over another? If so, why?
- How will you know if you’ve made a good decision? (Remember, the idea that you should expect everything in life to go smoothly is an American concept, not a biblical concept.)
- Is this one of those situations where you can’t really know what’s best?
- What’s the worst thing that can happen if you make what appears to be the wrong decision?
- Can God redeem bad decisions?
- What will have to sacrifice or accept to make this decision and not keep second-guessing yourself?
- What can you thank God for in this situation? (Note: Once you make your decision, focus on being thankful for the good things about the option you chose.)
Possible things you’ll need to confess with decisions: Caring more about other things (comfort, great lifestyle, what other people think, relationships, easy life, etc.) than you do about God, a self-focused, indulgent approach to life.
God Bless you and yours
And you from plagerism.