Our life is composed of millions of choices. Many of those choices are never examined. We operate the way we do because that’s how we’ve always functioned, because we learned it from our family, or because that’s the culture of our work or church. We may ponder really big life decisions like a move, a job change, or a decision with big financial indications, but many of our daily life choices go unchecked.

Choices Are Tied to What We Value

Jesus teaches us to be especially careful about our choices because they demonstrate what we love. First John 5:3 says, “For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.” We should make choices through our day because we love God and agree that is how He’s commanded us to function in Scripture because that is what is good for us. All humans were created by Jesus for Jesus, yet humans, starting with Adam in the garden of Eden and on down to you and me, rejected His love and decided to live without godly wisdom and authority defining what is right and good. Those who have accepted the death of Christ


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