Are You Afraid of Making the Wrong Decision?

CURRENT TEACHING SERIES Life's Healing Choices

Are You Afraid of Making the Wrong Decision? By Rick Warren — Jun 19, 2015 “He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.” (Psalm 23:3b NIV) Often we’re afraid of making the wrong decision, and that creates stress. Maybe you’re facing a decision about a major issue: “Should I hold on, or should I let go?” “Should I get in, or should I get out?” “Should I get married?” “Should I find a new job?” “Should I move?” When you can’t make up your mind, you stagger through life. In fact, the Bible says when we remain double-minded, we become unstable in everything we do (James 1). The Greek word for unstable literally means “stagger like a drunk.” But God says there is an antidote to our indecision. Psalm 23:3 tells us, “He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake” (NIV). We handle the stress of decision-making by letting God guide us. You may be thinking, “But I’ve tried this!” You asked God to guide you, but then you became more confused than before. You still couldn’t figure it out. Now you wonder, “Why is knowing God’s will so difficult?” Is God playing games with us? Of course not! God wants to guide us. He wants us to know his will more than we want to know it. Our problem is we often look for the wrong thing when we’re trying to find God’s will.  For example, some of us look for a feeling. We want to be swept off our feet by some emotion so we can say, “That’s how I know what God’s will is!” Some of us want a methodical approach to God’s will. We want somebody to give us a recipe or a formula to apply. Some of us take a magical approach to God’s will.  We’re looking for God to do some fantastic sign—write it in the sky, call us on the phone, send us a telegram.  All of these ways lead to frustration and cause us to miss God’s will. God’s will is not a feeling or a formula or something he wants you to be frustrated or fearful about.  God does not want you confused, and he does not want you stressed over making any decision. He is there, guiding you every step of the way. PLAY today’s audio teaching from Pastor Rick >> Talk It Over What is a big decision you’ve recently been faced with? How did you seek God’s will? Why does God want you to use the Bible to help you make a decision? What keeps you from trusting that God will guide you through every decision you have to make? Our Gift: Life's Healing Choices Study Kit Can you think of a time in your life when you have been hurt by someone? How about when you hurt someone else? Or, a time when you hurt yourself? These moments happen to us all. Some of our deepest pains and anxieties come from refusing to let God heal us. Everybody needs healing from some sort of hurt, hang-up, or habit. That’s why Pastor Rick created the Life’s Healing Choices Study Kit to take you through the eight healing choices Jesus taught in the Beatitudes. The DVD and Study Guide include these eight- life changing sessions taught by Rick Warren. LEARN MORE Complete Audio Series (Purchase) Includes all complete sermons from the Rick Warren Life's Healing Choices teaching series. LEARN MORE Series Summary Message 1: The Reality Choice Message 2: ​The Hope You Need For Change Message 3: ​Letting Go and Letting God Message 4: ​The Housecleaning Choice Message 5: ​The Transformation Choice Message 6: The Relationship Choice Message 7: The Growth Choice Message 8: The Sharing Choice PLAY TODAY'S BROADCAST

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