Choosing What You Know to Do

Many times we come to a place where we must make a life impacting decision. When I was a kid we watched Let's Make a Deal. In that show, there were 3 doors. Behind Door #1 was new living room furniture, behind Door #2 was a new TV, behind Door #3 was a rusty old jalopy. Only the contestant didn't know this. When the time came to choose, we all hoped he or she would pick one of the great prizes, but sometimes Door #3 was the one chosen. Rusty jalopy. When we face a difficult choice, we can feel like that contestant, like there is a terrible prize behind one of those choices and we are afraid that is the one we will get. The fear keeps us stressed out and overcome with worry. All that fear has to do with the imagined future that rides on that single decision. I have learned that when you choose what you know to do, and only ride the single day that decision impacts, then the stress and worry vanishes. This is actually what Jesus meant when he said not to worry. When we choose what we know to do, today, we choose to operate in the truth that is presented to us in the here and now. We must believe that we have been given enough information to make the best choice, to live in the light and walk in faith.