Our Choices - Our Happiness
A choice according to the dictionary refers to the act of choosing between two or more possibilities. Choice are decision making, a choice is a right to choose what you want. It is the ability to select, prioritize our life goals, it is the power and authority, responsibility to choose an option.
Where you are today is as a result of the choice you made yesterday. Choices is the mother of our actions. Simply put our choices define the decision we make and actions we take. Choice is a preference. Some Choices we make, brings happiness, others bring sadness but the bottom line is you must reap the result of what ever choices you make in life. Living is by choice as well as dying, serving God is by choice, the food we eat is by choice.
Lets consider a ship sailing from Nigeria to Brazil, the Captain chooses the course he thinks it's best and the ship has no option than to adjust to the captains settings. He makes sure than the ship stays on that course until it arrives her destination, all things being in good condition. The Captains actions can either land the ship safely or ground it. That's how strong our actions can be.
Who says you have no choice?, of course everyone does. In the creation story (Genesis 1),God gave Adam choices to name the animals and plants what ever he thinks it best for them. He finally gave them (Adam and Eve) a choice to life and death, when He warned them against the tree of life and death.
God himself had to make choices, He choosed Abraham to make him the father of many nations (Gen 12). God choose to make the Israelite His choose ones. I remember in Joshua 24.15 - And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. They had to choose who they would serve - God or the devil?
There were many virgins in the Land but Mary was chosen by the angel, Jesus choosed His disciples, salvation is a choice. We have a choice to make when we read Deut.28.1 - And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth', there are a lot more in the Bible.
The world has become so noisy, and we are hasty in making choice, the love for the worldly attributes of life is increasing by the second, nations against nations, son against father, daughter against mother, this is as a result of the wrong choices we make in our day to day life.
Making right choice
The Bible can be your manual to making right choices in life.
Jesus has given us a choice to ETERNAL LIFE - SALVATION: what more can be greater than this? Yet people think The don't have a choice but they really do. Jesus said if you must follow me, first deny yourself and take up your cross daily (Luke 9:23).
Child of God, Death and Life is a choice, but I would rather Choose the Life in Christ Jesus. I once saw a quote and it says 'Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.
Who says you have no choice? Choose Jesus and Live happily everyday. GOD BLESS YOU.
O God, help us make right choices that will glory You... Amen
