Decisions, decisions. Life is full of decisions. In fact, a number of philosophers and psychologists tell us that the decisions we make (or our behavior) largely make us who we are. Life is nothing but decisions. How do we make them in a Christian manner? We Christians believe that by his resurrection on Easter, Christ has given us new life (1 Peter 1:3). You have been given a new life! Now that we have that new life, how does it affect the way in which we make decisions? At least two of our Bible lessons and our psalm this Sunday of the Good Shepherd give us some idea of an answer to these questions.
In observing how I and other people make decisions, I have noticed a pattern in the way we proceed. When the going gets tough, when a Christian decision has to be made, we tend to fall back i…