Decisions

Each days a new day and with the new day comes new or continuing decisions. So what's it going to be? Continue on in the direction of the mind or follow the heart that's led by Gods Word (Jesus Christ)?
If you follow the mind (head knowledge) you will elevate "why" to the pride level then fall, (for pride goes before a fall.) The mind can be manipulated by our carnal desires and excuses made to "back our play." But the heart, led by the Spirit of God through His Word, will direct us to "do His will" and thus glorify His name in all the earth.
This has benefit in all areas of life. Marriage, work, service, parenting, actions, attitudes, and motive. Not to mention thought, words and deeds. In every area mentioned proof is shown as to where you are making you decisions out of. The heart will abide with the Word of God and all His precepts regardless of how we feel about them or what we want to do. You will only make this journey (life) once and we have been given a map and a Guide, use them.
Excuses belong to those who "want excuse" to go their own way, do their own thing. You can tell that you strayed from the Map O'God when everything starts to fall apart and crumble. If you claim His name then you must claim His Word that it alone is right and we must submit to His Loving guidance. Here in is where many "Believer's" fail. They want the "Streets of Gold" on the other side, but not the path of peculiarity (obedience) on this side.
If our "claim to Salvation" was done in our heads by the cunning devises of man's words, and not in the heart by preparation of the Holy Spirit, then we will not "follow the Spirit" in obedience to His Word and "grow destruction" in our fields instead of precious Fruit of the Spirit.
FOLLOWING THE HOLY SPIRIT AS HE PRESENTS THE WORD OF GOD IS NOT OPTIONAL!
Having God's Word written on our hearts is not optional.
Scripture describes two types of hearts: one of stone and one of flesh. We all start out with a heart of stone that God promises to take from us and replace it with a heart of flesh "wherein He will write His Word with His finger.
A stony heart is the starting block for all men and woman so that God might have the "preeminence" on all to change it. But even that has to be "desired" of that stony heart to have done. Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and the door shall be opened unto you.
Is your life important enough to "follow the Guide and the Map"? Or are we just strong enough to constantly pick up the pieces cast down from our carnal decisions and call it a life?
Here is a question that you could ask yourself: Is the joy of the Lord my strength? If so then why the failing when there is nothing impossible for Him? Who gave up? You? or Him? He didn't as He cannot fail. So maybe we missed something in our daily communication with Him that caused us to "wander afar off." Maybe we are just happy to worship Him with our mouths but our hearts are far from Him, just maybe we "decide" that all that "is written" doesn't apply to us, our hearing or our applying? Maybe we "dispensate" His Word so as to allow ourselves to resist being "conformed to His image and likeness" or down right deny that change.
Consider your life,
Consider your walk.
Consider now your future in Him who "fills all His creation" in which you live.
Just consider.
Love
J&E