Decisions

So many cliches determine what decisions we make. Some popular cliches are "Don't burn your bridges" and  "Quitters never win" just to quote a few. Most of these saying have some truth but are not wisdom to be used to make every life decision. I have known and know many people in business ventures and horrible relationships that refuse to leave because they have been brainwashed into thinking leaving or quitting is not an option. The bible clearly states in Proverbs 14:7, 'Go from the presence of a foolish man, when you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.' It also says do not do business with an evil person. 'Whoever is partner with a thief hates his own life; he falls under the curse [pronounced upon him who knows who the thief is] but discloses nothing.' (Proverbs 29:24)

Then when it comes to relationships Jesus said if your spouse is an adulterer/adulteress you are free to divorce. Matthew 19:7-9 reads, “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?” Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”  And Vice versa! However, if it is not infidelity but any other abuse, God's word says that we should not subject ourselves to that relationship as well! I Corinthians 7:15 reads, 'But if the unbeliever departs, let him depart; a brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases. But God has called us to peace.' (Read 1 Corinthians 7:10-16 on marriage vows) 

Today I am praying that before you make any decisions make sure you seek the word of God for counsel. Psalms 1:1-2 says, 'Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night.

If you prefer riddles and cliches, the only short rhymes and sayings you need to deem as pure instructions for life are in the book of Proverbs! 

A wise man will hear and increase learning,

And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,

To understand a proverb and an enigma,

The words of the wise and their riddles. (Proverbs 1: 5-6)