Choose

The definition of "Choose"

Verb

1. 1) Pick out or select (someone or something) as being the best or most appropriate of two or more alternatives. 2. 2) Decide on a course of action, typically after rejecting alternatives: "he chose to go".

 

We make decisions of all types throughout our day. We choose what time we are going to get up. We choose what to eat for our meals. We choose what we are going to wear. We choose to speed, or drive the speed limit. We choose to take certain phone calls. We choose what to watch on TV, or what to read. We “CHOOSE” our decisions.

 

I know for myself, I have been guilty a lot of times of letting those daily choices dictate my thoughts, my attitude, and my behavior toward others; especially those in my own household...anyone else guilty of that?

Let’s face it, we all have at one time or another, some more than others. I don't know about you, but I am ready to start "choosing" the right attitude, the right words, and the right actions throughout my day -despite life circumstances!

 

We have all heard this verse at some point in life:

Joshua 24:15 " But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord."

 

From the beginning of time God has given us the right to "Choose" how we would live.

 

I will leave you with this from Max Lucado's: Grace for the Moment..

"I Choose LOVE~No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness. I choose Love. Today I will Love God and what God loves."

"I Choose JOY~ I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse the temptation to be cynical...the tool of the lazy thinker. I will refuse to see people as anything less than human beings, created by God. I will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see God.

"I Choose PEACE~I will live forgiven. I will forgive so that I may live"

“I Choose PATIENCE~ I will overlook the inconvenience of the world. Instead of cursing the one who takes my place, I'll invite him to do so. Rather than complain that the wait is too long, I will thank God for a moment to pray. Instead of clinching my fist at new assignments, I will face them with joy and courage."

“I Choose KINDNESS~ I will be kind to the poor, for they are alone, kind to the rich for they are afraid. And kind to the unkind for such is how God has treated me."

“I Choose GOODNESS~ I will go without a dollar before I take a dishonest one. I will be overlooked before I will boast. I will confess before I will accuse. I CHOOSE GOODNESS."

"I Choose FAITHFULNESS~ Today I will keep my promises. My debtors will not regret their trust. My associates will not question my word. My spouse will not question my love. And my children will never fear that their parent will not come home."

“I Choose GENTLENESS~ Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it only be in prayer. If I make a demand, may it only be of myself."

“I Choose SELF-CONTROL~ I am a spiritual being. After this body is dead, my spirit will soar. I refuse to let what will rot rule my eternal life. I choose self-control. I will be drunk only by joy. I will be impassioned only by my faith. I will be influenced only by God. I will be taught only by Christ. I choose self-control."