There are a couple of issues I've been dealing with in my life for a while. I really haven't gotten into them much in my web log, though I may do so at some point. What it comes down to is that I do a whole lot of thinking and not enough deciding.
I try to figure out what I want, but then remind myself that my plans for myself rarely work out. Doh. Actually, what usually happens is I make a decision, it doesn't work, I get mad / hurt, and things turn out better than I ever could have imagined. Go figure.
So, in an effort to avoid this whole process, I did some thinking tonight as to what Christ would like me to do, instead of what I want to do. My rationale is that Christ's way is always better than my way, so I might as well avoid all the rigmarole. Makes sense, right?
The first step to figuring this out is to figure out the basics of what Christ wants from me. First, I figure He wants me to believe in Him. OK, no problem, taken care of--I do. Second, He wants me to trust Him. Ouch. Problems arise. I'm not saying I don't trust Christ, but I think the whole process I detailed above is evidence enough that I haven't historically done so. All right, I'll try to fix this.
Wait, there's more. So, I'm supposed to trust what Christ is doing--how do I know what He's doing? Aye, there's the rub. I've always believed that we aren't going to be told God's plans for us. I think that makes sense. I mean, if we know what's coming, then were does the faith come in? Agreed? Good.
Right, back to the issue. We've just decided that I'm not going to know what He's got planned. Great. So, what do I do? Well, it would make sense to me that I follow Biblical principles (the Ten Commandments, etc.). If I'm doing that, Christ's work is probably a lot easier and I don't really have to worry about doing the right thing because I know all my decisions are scripturally sound.
I don't think this kind of thinking has been part of my decision making process in the past. Sounds like something to consider.
