Making A Decision

Ephesians 5:8-10, For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
We each use different tools when we make decisions. We weigh the financial impact; look at how a career change will benefit or what physical opportunity may be afforded. Sometimes we worry and fret over how to do something or how to accomplish something. So how do you make decisions?
Paul is giving us some very good advice. Walk as children of light. In other words our lives ought to be radically, fundamentally, unmistakably different than those who do not claim Christ as their Lord and Savior. When we walk in light we can see where we are going. We see clearly what to avoid.
We should not be asking the same questions those who walk in darkness are asking when faced with a similar situation. We should be making decisions that reflect the light of the Lord Jesus not the self-seeking ways of the lost and dying. We should not have the same goals as those who do not have an eternal perspective.
Paul is telling us we should test everything to see if it is pleasing unto the Lord not whether it is pleasing to our palate or will fit into the worldly scheme of things. Is what we are looking to do in total agreement with the Word? Will this decision draw me closer to Christ or push me away? Will what I am looking to do further the cause of Christ in this world? These are but a few of the test questions we should ask as we make decisions.
Because of His love for us God has not left us in the dark to walk alone or to make decisions by ourselves. Thankfully the Lord walks with us and in His light we can clearly see. As children of light we do not have to guess about what is pleasing to Christ. All we have to do is to look to His Word and we will know what and how we are to live and accomplish things that are pleasing unto Him.
Therefore, take His Word, discover what is acceptable to the Lord, and walk in it as a child of light.