Daily Power #5

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. (James 1:5 ESV)

Today you are one decision away from changing your life forever.

You might not even know exactly what that one decision will be. It’s natural to assume that such a big, life-changing decision would be obvious. And sometimes it is, like deciding whether you should take a new job in another state or whether to return to school and finish your degree. Or whether you should marry the person you’ve been dating for the last few months. Huge decisions like these will send countless consequences rippling through your life.

But daily, smaller choices can also have a big impact. Our lives are constantly spilling into the lives of others, and theirs into ours. Like falling dominos, even our smallest decisions sometimes cascade into consequences—both positive and negative—we never could have seen coming.

Ultimately, the decisions you make today will determine the story you will tell about your life tomorrow. Each new day presents opportunities that could become the plot twists that carry you to a new page, a new chapter. Every day, all day, you make one small choice after another. Where to go, what to say, what to do.

And those choices just keep accumulating, each one twisting, folding into the next, until eventually they’re all woven into the tapestry that is your life’s story. Today ask God to guide you to the decisions you need to make to grow closer to him.

Power Lift

Father, give me your wisdom and discernment in all the choices I make today, both big and small. Remind me that each decision I make can draw me closer to you.