Choices

This is something I heard from someone on the radio and not only found it very thought provoking but also very profound.

“We make our choices, and then our choices make us”

Romans 6:16
Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

When we make our choices we most likely take no more thought about it, we might however stop to consider the short term consequences. But do we really stop to think about how that choice will ultimately affect our life, both now and for eternity; and not only our life but what about the lives of others around us?

This not only goes for choices we make about what we do, but also the things we do not do. I like to think of this also in respect to God, if I obey Him it has an effect on where I will spend eternity, but when I disobey, do what I want to do, this also has an effect on where I will spend eternity. When I go my own way I only strengthen the un-Christ like nature that dwells within me. When I serve the LORD and do as He would have me to do, I strengthen the Christ within me.

We are living in very dark days and each time we fall short with God we take one more step into that darkness. God’s Spirit is departing from this earth and therefore we are not feeling the conviction we once felt. It is time to wake up and decide what we want, whether we ‘feel’ anything or not. It’s time to do what is right. You only get one chance to choose, when it’s over, it’s over.

With every choice you make you are serving one of two persons…God or The Old Serpent. You may think you are serving yourself, but who is the god of self?

Where are the choices you are making today, taking you tomorrow?

I hope this helps someone to get back on the right track.

Luke 21:34 - And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

Are we making cold choices or are we becoming cold in the choices we have already made?