Have you had to make tough choices? Have you had to choose between doing what you want and what you know to be right? Which did you choose? How did it turn out? Would you change your decision if you had to choose again? Are you choosing to follow God’s lead?
Tough decisions are part of life. Some are tougher than others. We may need to choose between doing what we want to do and what we know we should do. We may have to choose between going with friends or following God. It can be a tough choice.
Ruth had a tough choice to make. He husband had died. Her mother-in-law was returning to Israel. Neither of them had a way to provide for themselves, other than begging. Naomi released Ruth of any obligation, even encouraging her to return to her parents’ home. Ruth could have gone home and sought finding a new husband. Instead, she chose to continue with Naomi. Not only that, but she chose to worship God along with Naomi.
Our choices can be very difficult. They may seem to be choosing between the lesser of two evils. But if we choose to follow God’s path, we can be assured it will be to our benefit. God will provide for us as we walk the path he wants us to follow. I have personally experienced God providing on multiple occasions, one such situation I mentioned yesterday.
When we are confronted with tough choices, we need to pray and listen. God will speak to us. He may speak through a person we trust. He may speak to us through actions of others. He may speak to us with a quiet voice in our minds or through a “gut feeling” to guide us. If we are unsure, we should ask for confirmation and wait until we receive it.
I pray we all seek God’s guidance. I pray we ask God to guide us with tough decisions. I pray each one of us will spend quiet time with God in prayer and listen for him to speak to us. Seek God for tough decisions. Ask God for his guidance. Spend quiet time in prayer. Listen for God to speak.
Ruth 1:16-17 But Ruth said, “Do not press me to leave you or to turn back from following you! Where you go, I will go; where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die, I will die— there will I be buried. May the Lord do thus and so to me, and more as well, if even death parts me from you!”
Marty Pressey 