What do I do when there seems no single right answer for an important decision?

Q: What do I do when there seems no single right answer for an important decision?

2 Samuel 5:23Again David asked the Lord what to do.2 Chronicles 20:12“O our God, won’t you stop them? We are powerless against this mighty army that is about to attack us. We do not know what to do, but we are looking to you for help.”Psalm 5:8Lead me in the right path, O Lord, or my enemies will conquer me. Make your way plain for me to follow.Psalm 32:8The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.”James 1:5-8If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.The first step when we are unsure is to ask God for direction. Then we should anticipate his answer and commit to following his guidance.Colossians 3:17, 23Whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father . . . Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.James 2:12So whatever you say or whatever you do, remember that you will be judged by the law that sets you free.For those times when there is more than one right option, we can choose the best option with these criteria: What will best represent Jesus? What will be most loving to others? Then, whatever the decision, we can thankfully serve God with the choice we have made.

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2 Samuel 5:23Again David asked the Lord what to do.

2 Chronicles 20:12“O our God, won’t you stop them? We are powerless against this mighty army that is about to attack us. We do not know what to do, but we are looking to you for help.”

Psalm 5:8Lead me in the right path, O Lord, or my enemies will conquer me. Make your way plain for me to follow.

Psalm 32:8The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.”

James 1:5-8If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.

The first step when we are unsure is to ask God for direction. Then we should anticipate his answer and commit to following his guidance.

Colossians 3:17, 23Whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father . . . Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.

James 2:12So whatever you say or whatever you do, remember that you will be judged by the law that sets you free.

For those times when there is more than one right option, we can choose the best option with these criteria: What will best represent Jesus? What will be most loving to others? Then, whatever the decision, we can thankfully serve God with the choice we have made.