Avoid Rushed Decisions

When a new opportunity comes up, how do you decide whether to take it or not? If you pass, will you miss your one chance? But if you say yes, what if it turns out to be a costly mistake or time drain? Either decision seems filled with possibility…and risk. So what are you to do? 

Rather than make a rushed decision based on fear, feelings, or even a “fact-based” pro-con list, pause and invite God into the process. If you’re not given time to do that, then politely decline.

Because the most important thing is to ask God for his interpretation of the opportunity. If he’s not in it, the answer is an automatic no. When we try to make things work that God never intended, we inevitably later need him to rescue us from a mess we could have avoided.

If you sense God is doing something through the invitation, the temptation is to jump in head-first. And maybe the moment is now. As with Esther, the opportunity may be for such a time as this (Esther 4:14). But maybe it’s for later. Perhaps he’s giving you a glimpse of what he’s preparing you for months or years from now. If so, you don’t want to quit your current job only to later wonder why God didn’t come through when he was actually inviting you into a season of initiation for a future company or project.

So how should we approach big decisions? Ask God. Not just about what to do next…but when to do it. Invite a few others into the process who are willing to listen to the voice of God rather than simply offer their own opinion. Once you have God’s answer, you’re ready to move forward—at his pace and with him every step of the way. 

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