Choices

We make choices everyday, some happen without even a moment of thought. We choose to ignore the alarm clock and steal a few extra moments of sleep. We choose to have that third cup of coffee ignoring that it feeds our caffeine addiction. We choose to spin the dial on the radio and tune out the morning talk show or let the same CD play over and over again as we drive to work. We choose to smile or remain stoic at people we pass in the hallway. We choose to let things cause us to react to them. We choose how we will react to them.

Our days are made up of choices, big ones, small ones, insignificant ones, but choices all the same. We might not be able to control what we face every day, we might not be able to control the situations that come to us, but we can choose our response, our actions, how we will live today.

This morning I made a choice, a conscience choice to trust God even when I don't think I can. I choose to be joyful even when I am sad and frustrated. I choose to not let stress rule my life because I can only do what I can do and I can only do what God has equipped me to do. I choose to not have to know all the answers to all my questions but trust that God does. I choose to know that He loves me more than I will ever be able to comprehend and nothing on this earth can change that. I chose faith over fear, love over doubt, grace over guilt, and that whatever I walk through today I will do with the presence of my Creator, my Lord, and my Father who has seen it all and knows that I can handle it with Him by my side.

I choose Him, not just the idea of Him, not just the comfort of Him, but all that living a life with Him entails. I choose the uncomfortable. I choose the unknown. I choose the struggles and trials. I choose the opportunities for grace and mercy and refinement. I choose the pain and the tears that come with the bumps and bruises. I choose to trust Him in silence. I choose to rejoice in each day that He gives me. I choose to love those around me even when they hurt me because He loves me when I hurt Him. I choose to show mercy to those who don’t deserve it because I am showered with undeserving mercy every minute.

And lastly I choose to forgive myself every time I choose something other than the above. I choose to remind myself that each moment I can make a new choice. I can choose joy over frustration. I can choose love over apathy. I can choose to change because every moment is new, every choice is mine to make.

So what do you chose?

P.S. If you haven't taken a moment to check out the last post, I highly recommend it. It isn't often I get to highlight the talents of my wonderful friends and there is an amazing song down below that is a must listen.