Decisions, Decisions

Today’s blog post is contributed by David Trotta:

And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. (Joshua 24:15)

Joshua’s question to Israel many years ago still applies to us today.  Choose this day whom you will serve!

Studies show the average adult makes thousands of decisions a day, many of them subconsciously.  So consciously or subconsciously, Joshua’s question is one we answer many times throughout the day.

We often stop and give a lot of thought to the big decisions in our life, but it’s equally important, if not more so, to pay close attention to the many little choices we make.

Why?  Because those conscious decisions we make each day will greatly influence the decisions we make subconsciously.

My pastor recently drew a comparison between our conscious and subconscious mind and a ship’s captain and its crew.  He said our conscious mind represents the captain who gives the orders and sets the course, and our subconscious mind represents the crew that carries them out.

So whatever orders (choices) you give consciously will also be carried out subconsciously.

If I choose to repeatedly look at that provocative picture, pretty soon it will become a natural reflex (a subconscious choice) to look.  The opposite is also true.  The more I choose to look away, the more I will do so subconsciously.

I encourage to pay close attention to the decisions you make each day, especially the little ones, because they will determine how you answer Joshua’s question for our life.