Proverbs 3:5-8 NLT
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil. Then you will have healing for your body and strength for your bones.
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5 Steps to the best decision possible:
Defining Question: Is there a clear Right & Wrong?
1. Release it to God
Psalm 55:22 NLT
Give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.
2. Recognize there’s more going on than what you know
James 1:5 CEV
If any of you need wisdom, you should ask God, and it will be given to you. God is generous and won’t correct you for asking.
Proverbs 12:15 NLT
Fools think their own way is right, but the wise listen to others.
3. Resist your biases and emotions
Proverbs 28:26 NASB
He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, But he who walks wisely will be delivered.
Proverbs 28:26 ESV
Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.
4. Remove artificial time constraints
Isaiah 40:31 NASB
Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary.
5. Refuse to second guess
Philippians 3:13 NLT
No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead…
Isaiah 41:13 NLT
For I hold you by your right hand— I, the Lord your God. And I say to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you.