Your emotions are not liable and they can't be
trusted. You can see something or hear
something that can literally alter your whole mood. Has that ever happened to you? It has happened to me on more than one
occasion. Therefore, when we make
choices based on our emotions, the choices we make can lead us into a worse
place; because it was based on our mood at that present time.
The word "decision" is defined as a firmness of
mind, the act of making up one's mind.
The benefit to making Kingdom decisions is that it will bring about God's
agenda, plan, purpose and assignment for your life. Now, I'm not talking about church stuff; but
the Kingdom of God lives on the inside of you.
When we make Kingdom decisions, we are advancing the Kingdom on the
inside of us. God wants to advance His
plans, purpose, and agenda forward in our lives. People should be able to eat from the fruit
of your life.
Why do we seem to get ahead only to go
backward? Why can't we reach that next
plateau in our lives or business or ministry?
Why can't we get over that hurdle to reach the next level? Could it be that we are making choices that
are influenced by our emotions? Let me
give you an example.
Peter, when he asked the Lord to bid him to come
out of the boat to come to Jesus; that was a Kingdom decision. Why, because Peter dared to step out of the
box and made a decision that would advance him in the realm of the Spirit. Once Peter was on the water, he began to look
around and seeing the condition of the waves, began to fear and then to
sink. Peter made a firm decision to step
out on Jesus' word to "come", but once he looked at his condition, the emotional
choice was him taking his eyes off Jesus and looking at the
condition.
How many times do we hear God's word or
instructions and make the decision to do what we hear, only to shrink back, turn
around or just stop moving forward because we are looking at the conditions and
circumstances. God wants us to keep
moving forward; having a firmness of mind knowing that He that started a thing
will finish it. Examine what is
influencing your actions. In everything
He tells us to do; His purpose is to advance His Kingdom within us.
Listen to my next broadcast, "Bringing Your Dreams to Life" blogtalk
radio, Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 8:30 am. www.blogtalkradio.com/karenpresleymin. The title of that message is: "Is Your Thought
Life Sabotaging Your Dreams"
Pastor Karen Presley