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We Have a Choice

“You can either run from your past or learn from it” Rafki  The Lion King

One of the greatest gifts God gives us is choice. We have the choice to choose our actions and reactions. We can choose to let things in our past dictate how we act, speak and interact with others. Or we can make a conscious choice not to let our past determine our future.

The amazing thing abut Jesus sacrifice is that he gives us a choice. We can choose to continue to live our lives for ourselves. OR we can choose to believe in his sacrifice and accept the forgiveness he freely gives us. Because the choice to follow Jesus means our old self is dead. Now Jesus lives through us. We follow the leading of the Holy Spirit and put others before ourselves.

Every moment of everyday we can choose to follow the Holy Spirit or we can choose our own selfish desires. I’ve tried both and for me Jesus is always the better choice. What will you choose?

 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. – Galatians 2:20

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You can choose

People can choose how they react. We choose either to be ruled by emotions or choose to be in charge of our emotions. We have the power to choose how we will react to others and whether we will allow their choice to affect us or not.

We may feel a certain way but that doesn’t mean it has to be how we make our decision. We can make our choice despite our feelings. Emotions are not bad. But if we allow our lives to be ruled by our emotions we would never forgive each other.

It hurt when someone wrongs us and we may never feel like you want to forgive them. But that doesn’t mean that we don’t forgive people. We are all human and we all make mistakes.

Jesus forgave us for all the wrong we have done. So in turn he asks that we forgive others.

Choosing to forgive does not make what the person did right. But it does build a bridge for restoration in the relationship. Forgiveness is a powerful thing and to not forgive is to give your emotions the right to rule you. Instead of you ruling your emotions. The forgiveness we extend is God’s forgiveness and he forgives us all. Who are we to deny someone God’s forgiveness.

And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.” –Mark 11:25


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One wrong turn

It’s amazing how one turn can change your whole path. One choice, one decision can change your direction and ultimately your destination. When driving one wrong turn can send us in a completely different direction. We may pass by things we would have never seen or known before just because of one turn.

Our life is the same, one wrong decision can lead us into things we never thought we would say or do. We may feel trapped like there is no where else to go, all because of one decision.

But there is always a choice to turn around.

It may be hard, an up hill battle, we may face opposition, but the end destination changes from bad to good.

My life changed when I turned my back on Jesus and tried to live my life without him. I made bad choice, after bad choice, that led me to do things I once said I never would. I made compromises to try to attain my goals, eventually hitting my rock bottom.

It wasn’t until I hit my rock bottom, that I realized I needed Jesus. So I turned my life back to him and he pulled me out of the pit I had dug; almost instantaneously. It took time for me to fully surrender different areas of my life before he could heal the damage I had inflicted on myself, but he was there and is still there continuing to heal me as I surrender more and more to him.

We have a choice.

If we made one wrong choice or dozens God is always there waiting to show us his love, grace and compassion. He is always ready to help us turn around.