Thursday, 12th June, 2025
Bible Reading: Proverbs 3: 5-8
Memory Verse: Surely you need guidance to wage war, and victory is won through many advisers. Proverbs 24:6 (NIV)
Decision determines destiny. We make decisions daily, perhaps every seconds. Big or small, decision could either make or mar you. Before you make any other decision, read what Pastor Rick Warren said on this very important topic: God gave Moses the dream of leading the children of Israel out of 400 years of slavery, but Moses had to make the decision to confront Pharaoh.
God gave Noah the dream of saving the world from the flood, but Noah had to make the decision to build the ark. God gave Abraham the dream of building a new nation, but Abraham had to make the decision to leave everything he had and go out into the unknown.
Just like these men, you will never realize God’s dream for your life until you come to the stage of decision-making and step out in faith. Whether it’s about your career, marriage, finances, health, or children, there is a simple, workable plan for making biblical decisions that will keep you on track toward pursuing God’s dream for your life.
1. Pray for guidance: Before you do anything else, get God’s perspective on the issue. “A man is a fool to trust himself! But those who use God’s wisdom are safe” (Proverbs 28:26 TLB).
2. Get the facts: There is no contradiction between faith and fact. Find out everything you can before you make a decision. Proverbs 13:16 says, “All who are prudent act with knowledge” (NIV).
3. Ask for advice: Talk to somebody who has made a similar decision and friends who know your weaknesses. “The more good advice you get, the more likely you are to win” (Proverbs 24:6b GNT).
4. Calculate the cost: Every decision has a price tag; it will cost you time, money, energy, reputation, talents, and resources. Proverbs 20:25 says, “It is a trap to dedicate something rashly and only later to consider one’s vows” (NIV). When people pressure you to make a decision, it’s okay to say, “I’ll get back to you.” It’s more important to make a wise decision than a quick decision.
5. Prepare for problems: In faith, expect the best. Expect God to work in your life. But also prepare for the problems that are part of every decision. Solomon said in Proverbs 22:3, “A prudent man foresees the difficulties ahead and prepares for them; the simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences” (TLB).
6. Face your fears: Perfectionism paralyzes potential. God has always used imperfect people in imperfect situations to get his will done. Ecclesiastes 11:4 says, “If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done.” You have to trust God and start moving in spite of your problems, fears, and doubts.
Quote: You will never realise God’s dream for your life until you come to the stage of decision-making and step out in faith.
Prophetic Decree: Receive grace to take calculated risk needed to fulfil your destiny, in Jesus name.
Prayer Focus
1. Altar of wrong decision making in my bloodline, catch fire, in Jesus name.
2. I receive grace to confront my fears with boldness, in Jesus name.
3. My Father, help me to identify men and women, boys and girls, with the victuals of my destiny, in Jesus name.
4. By the power of restoration, I reverse the consequences of any bad decision I have made, in Jesus name.
5. I receive grace not to make a decision that will mar my destiny, in Jesus name.
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