Food for Thought _____________________________________

"Things Manifest from
YOUR CHOICE."

"Stand on the tip of your toes
if you can't reach your dream from where you sit."

"Don't be deceived -
even the greatest can be forgotten."

Before I wrote this chapter I took a 2 month break dealing ministry, business and personal life. As I begun to gather my thoughts to write, I realized how vital it was to choose the right aspect about the topic to drive home the message.

A choice is the consequence of having the ability to select from an option pool. The consequence of a choice, good or bad, dictates the future position of a person’s stability in the race to success. Everyone on the face of the earth has confronted this event at least once everyday! You, reading this book now, chose to read up to this point – how does that affect your future position? Keep reading and let’s find out!

In selecting a choice, it’s not the mere present which a person should consider, but the tangible future and its outcome should plague the mind of the selector. Many of us have the privilege to operate this goal and only those that master its affect are leaders of the pack. It’s very simple to master – just think before you choose.
There was a young man that had a great test before him and in his youthful knowledge didn’t know how to handle the task. As anyone in his shoes, his mind was filled with great fear and the stench of failure lingered. He could not consider peer advice due to the fact none of his companions had ever been in his predicament. Yet despite his age and experience with wisdom he made the most excellent choice record in history!

[2 Chronicles 1:8-10]
“And Solomon said to God: “You have shown great mercy to David my father, and have made me king in his place. Now, O Lord God, let Your promise to David my father be established, for You have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude. Now give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this great people of Yours?”

Solomon selected to allow God to establish wisdom and knowledge in him, rather than pursue the wisdom of man. In this very act he chose the best choice and reaped the benefits of his selection. He knew only God would have a preeminent answer for an equation of that magnitude. He thought before he chose.

As a result of utilizing the privilege to operate the goal and mastering its affect, God state to Solomon in
[2 Chronicles 1:11-12]:

“Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches or wealth or honor or the life of your enemies, nor have you asked long life – but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge My people over whom I have made you king – wisdom and knowledge are granted to you; and I will give you riches and wealth and honor, such as none of the kings have had who were before you, nor shall any after you have the like.”

In this journey called life we must make the best selection from the pool of options. The only way that we can do so is if we think about each choice and choose wisely. The Best Decision is to lean not upon your own thoughts but the decisions of God.