The Power of Choice

“Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice:
It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved.”
-William Jennings Bryan

There are certain powers that God has freely given man. These powers help shape our lives and spear us into our destiny. One very significant power is the power of choice. Your life today is the sum total of the choices that you made yesterday, whether it be bad or good. To have a life that is overflowing with the promises of God we have to make the right decisions.

Deuteronomy 30:19 says “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, that you and your descendants might live!” Here we see how powerful choice really is. The choices you make today not only have the ability to affect your life as an individual but also the lives of your children and your children’s children.

In the book of Genesis Adam choose to disobey God and that decision is still affecting mankind today. Not every choice is major but every choice matters. Ask yourself, am I making choices that will take me towards my purpose or rob me of purpose? Start making the right choices today. Don’t blindly make decisions, think about what the effects will be 1, 5, 10 years from now. Remember that when you don’t make a choice you’ve already made a choice.

-Richard