Best Choice

Giving our children options is relatively easy – sticking to doing JUST ONE is something else. I recall a few times during my boys’ childhood summers asking if they’d rather do this or do that on a particular day. Their choice wasn’t necessarily MY choice so often we’d end up doing … more than one. So much for an option!

God doesn’t make suggestions! I admit [with the boys] I could sometimes “dress up” the option and get MY choice but that didn’t always work. While God doesn’t force us into anything, He is a God of commands. Now, before we get the mental image of a divine dictator, remember He instructs us in what is best and He knows beforehand what we will do. His commands are given to those who know Him in a personal way, and love Him to the degree they listen and seek to obey. We cannot truly “love” God unless we genuinely “know” God personally and intimately. Mr. Bill and I just celebrated 38 years of marriage – we know one another pretty well because we’ve spent a lot of time together. In the same way, Christians know their Heavenly Father when they invest time in His Presence and His Word. Choosing His Way becomes as natural as waking with the sun! Are you struggling with choosing choices? Perhaps you see time with God more of an option than a prerequisite to righteousness. The command is, “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind.” (Luke 10:27). Face it -- God isn’t an option; make Him your deliberate, best, and early choice each day!