December 2, 2015

“Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, able to discern between good and evil; for who can govern this your great people?”
1 Kings 3:9

‘Every time you make a choice you are turning the central point of you, the part…that chooses, into something a little different from what it was before. And taking your life as a whole, with all your innumerable choices, you are slowly turning this central thing either into a heavenly creature or a hellish creature.”’ C. S. Lewis

Life is about choices – every day will present the opportunity for each one of us to make a small or a significant choice – choices like “What will I eat for breakfast?” or “Which college will I attend?” We always hope that the choices we make will be guided by wisdom and experience, but that cannot always be the case. Legendary basketball coach John Wooden said, “There’s a choice you have to make in everything you do. So keep in mind that in the end, the choice you make, makes you.”

Over the course of a lifetime, the choices we make will define the kind of person we have become. It is no wonder then that Solomon asked the Lord for a discerning mind, because having had the opportunity to observe his father and his indiscretions, Solomon knew the responsibility and the danger of wielding great power. David had his faults, and his bad decisions, and though he is remembered as one of the great leaders of G-d’s people, he could have been even greater had he made better choices at critical times in his life.

Today, you will have many choices. How will you spend some money today? How will you help someone today? Where will you see G-d active in your life? Will you take the time to show your neighbor you love them? Remember the choices you make everyday, make you.

Pastor Dave