It’s been said that decisions shape who you are. You probably know that not all stories and assumptions should be shaping the choices you make, but you may have a blind spot in seeing how certain ones are holding you back, keeping you distracted, and blurring your focus. Your decisions are also influenced by the assumptions you’ve made and accepted as truth and by the stories you have told yourself. Your decisions aren’t the only variable influencing your attitude, but they definitely contribute to how you spend most of your time, focus your attention, and pursue various activities. But when bombarded with thousands of other seemingly urgent demands, it can be hard to focus your attention on how to align your decisions and actions with your values and convictions. It requires time, reflection, prayer, and due diligence to take giant steps in life. The trivial and mundane decisions can blur into the more significant choices you make. Based on sheer volume, all these decisions can also leave you feeling incredibly distracted. But some are weightier decisions: Should you apply for that new position? Have the conversation with your boss? Take the next step in your relationship? Ask your kids some hard questions?ĭealing with all these choices can leave you feeling exhausted, afraid, anxious, uncertain, confused, angry, worried. Now, some of these decisions are minor concerns, like whether to have Raisin Bran or Pop-Tarts, which blouse or shirt to wear, and whether to drive or take the bus. ![]() ![]() How many decisions do you suppose you make in an average day? A half-dozen? Twenty? Fifty? One hundred? Studies have shown that on average, most adults make around 35,000 decisions each and every day. ![]() Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. - Matthew 22:37 WELCOME
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