{"id":1709,"date":"2020-01-20T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=1709"},"modified":"2020-01-20T06:38:17","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T11:38:17","slug":"how-to-overcome-a-bad-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2020\/01\/20\/how-to-overcome-a-bad-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO OVERCOME A BAD DECISION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cThen he taught me, and he said to me, \u201cTake hold of my words with all your heart keep my commands, and you will live.\u201d Proverbs 4:4 NIV<\/em><\/strong>
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Why do we make decisions that inevitably cause us harm? Why do people drink too much on Saturday night only to repent on Sunday morning?  In essence, that is all it takes. When we acknowledge our sin before God, He forgives us, over and over again (Matthew 18:21-22 NIV<\/a>).  But when people continue in their life of bad decisions, they aren\u2019t enjoying the peace of God\u2019s presence in their lives.  Just because we make a bad decision, doesn\u2019t mean we\u2019re bad people. We\u2019re human, bad decisions are a part of life for everyone.
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When I was in college, I was an alcoholic.  I drank to extremes. I had experienced the loss of my father at the age of 16, drinking was my coping mechanism.  One night, I drank so much I blacked out. A common story heard among college students. However, I drove a half hour home during that black out.  I woke up the next morning in my bed, having no idea how I got there. I praised God I hadn\u2019t hurt anyone. That night changed my life. I realized, my bad decisions were out of control.  I realized I needed help. The first place I turned was God, the second place was to my mother. They helped me out of the darkness I had created. I wasn\u2019t following Jesus at the time, my bad decision is what drew me back to Him.  When we at least try, He\u2019ll meet us more than half way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we at least try, He\u2019ll meet us more than half way.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once I turned my life back towards Christ, it changed completely.  I began to find hope. I began to deal with the issues that came from losing my father.  I began to find God\u2019s peace in my life. I didn\u2019t need alcohol to cope any longer, I found what I needed in Jesus.  But the journey wasn\u2019t easy, and it still continues. Each day I choose to follow God\u2019s commands instead of my human desires.  Each day I start again. When I make a bad decision, I admit it, I learn from it, and I start again.
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In tennis, there is a common phrase that people say, \u201cYou\u2019re only as good as your next shot.\u201d  What this means is, it doesn\u2019t matter what lies in the past, whether good or bad, it\u2019s only what you do next that really counts.  We can choose to change the parts of our life that we don\u2019t like. We can choose to make different decisions than we did before. We can choose turmoil and heartache, or we can choose peace and love.  Don\u2019t let one bad decision define you, instead, let Jesus help you overcome it. Choose to follow His commands, and you\u2019ll find you make less bad decisions.
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Question of the Day: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can Jesus help you overcome a bad decision in your life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Further Reading:<\/strong> Genesis 41:17-42:17 NIV<\/a>, Matthew 13:24-46 NIV<\/a>, Psalm 18:1-15 NIV<\/a>, Proverbs 4:1-6 NIV<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cThen he taught me, and he said to me, \u201cTake hold of my words with all your heart keep my commands, and you will live.\u201d Proverbs 4:4 NIV Why do we make decisions that inevitably cause us harm? Why do people drink too much on Saturday night only to repent on Sunday morning?  In essence,… Continue reading HOW TO OVERCOME A BAD DECISION<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1709"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1772,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1709\/revisions\/1772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}