The hardest decision I’ve ever made was/is the choice to give up the lordship of my life. It is such a difficult decision because it is one that must be made continually… moment by moment. I have to decide who is Lord in every thing I do, everything I say, and everything I think. Either I will live for the pleasure of self; or I will choose to live for the pleasure of the Lord Jesus. It is a challenge every day to put Him first! It is a challenge to love Him and others before self. I have found a simple solution (although I fail miserably every day)… I call it Redlight Greenlight… If what I’m about to do honors the Lord and others – it’s a green light (and I go all out). If what I’m about to do doesn’t honor the Lord or others – it’s a red light (stop). I have found that the times I really struggle with this is when I see things from the lens of a Yellowlight… you see, whenever I try to justify an action, whenever I try to compromise, whenever I act like I don’t know the difference – I do what most people do when they come to a yellow light (they are not sure whether to push the gas or break). Well, I’ll confess, most of the time I come to a yellow light… it’s the gas baby… lol. In life though, the hardest decisions are made simple when you know who is Lord of your life. For me, Jesus is Lord… so, the most difficult decision for me is to, moment by moment, choose to die to self and live for Him.

Daily writing prompt

What’s the hardest decision you’ve ever had to make? Why?

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