I emailed with two good friends today who are in the middle of making incredibly difficult decisions. I feel for them. We’ve made our share of hard decisions…everybody has. Nobody is immuned from hard decisions.
Here’s what I’m learning though. Looking back at some of the hard decisions, they don’t seem so hard on this side of them.
My first trip to Brazil for example. We had just moved to Little Rock, Cayden was a month old, new house, new ministry, rough start to that ministry. I thought it was so hard of a decision. It was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
Deciding to leave Grace with no clue of a job but had to do it that way because to do the “cloak and dagger” move would not only been inauthentic but would have hurt alot of people. Bone crushing hard decision – at least I thought it was. Looking back – I wouldn’t think twice making it again.
I think following Jesus is that way too. We trust Jesus, he starts jackin’ with our business, shaping us to look more like Him and in the middle of that we make hard decisions. Then we look back and say – “What a goon. Why didn’t I make that decision sooner?”
I think it’s part selfishness, part sense-of-humor of God. I’m praying for the same kind of experience for my two friends.
Home
6 Comments
Dang! I can’t get that trackback thing to work right. I’m a computer nerd, I should be able to figure this out.
Anyway… http://www.therileyfamily.org/blog/2006/10/27/making-hard-decisions/
Good stuff from both of you.
so, Grant — how hard was it to make THIS decision? http://www.dancesisterdance.com/myvid/index.php?v=58f43b414562e
Wayne you are a genius.
Wow! I feel like a rock star!
Hard Decisions …. huh …
I gotta be honest, there’ve been some hard decisions that I can look back on and say – no doubt that was right (ie accepting a second exchange student after an initial disaster & all council was to run). Although, the decisions that lead to (actually “accelerate” is probably more accurate) blowing up an “organization” that I loved dearly causes me to pause. Were the decisions right … yes. Were there other decisions that could have changed the course of events … I don’t know … I’ll never know. Stop – Listen – Do … and hope you’ve listened to the right source. Grant, you still got that parrot on your shoulder?
Parrot is alive and well. In fact, he’s a lot easier to hear in Colorado although he misses his friend dearly (who was last seen in Dallas metro area…)
I think accelerated is more accurate…some courses were already set, know what I mean? God’s provision for us all, I believe.
I’ll make a longer response this week.
Appreciate you all…except Wayne.