Choices

Choices....As I walk through this life I realize more and more that the choices we make can do so much to our lives and the lives of those around us. We make wise and unwise choices, good and bad choices, loving and not so loving choices. And all of them are our own choices. This isn't something I get right all the time, but it is something I am striving at more and more. I have found that the only good, wise and loving choices I can make are the ones I run through prayer first. I want to be the person who chooses to love someone because I should, not because they love me back. I make a wise choice because I hear God's voice, not because I trust my own wisdom. I choose good over evil because I am chasing the desires of God's heart, not my own corrupt heart. This is a daily work in progress for me. But what I am the most grateful for is on days I get it wrong, I know God's grace covers me. Then His mercy allows me another day to try to do it right. I pray I can show that same grace and mercy to others that He shows to me. Thank you for not giving up on me God. Thank you for not giving up on any of us! Romans 8:7, Proverbs 16:16, 1 John 2:28, 1 Corinthians 15:10, Luke 6:36