A Made Up Mind

And Elijah came near to all the people and said, "How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him." And the people did not answer him a word. 1 Kings 18:21 ESV

I'd like to shine a little light on indecisiveness. We face countless decisions throughout our day, week, month, year, and lifetime: decisions that require our attention. But if we're the type of person who continues to put off or pass off making a decision, we're indecisive. There could be many reasons why we don't make timely decisions: procrastination, fear, fear of failure, or being a people pleaser, to name a few. If any of these things keep you from making decisions when necessary, then it's high time you/we call it out and deal with it.

In our text we find Elijah the prophet speaking to the children of Israel and asking them how long do they plan to stay on the fence about serving God. I'm certain many of you who read this blog have made a decision about salvation, but are you serving Him in keeping His commandments? We tend to take His name, but fall short in taking on His character. This is not a hard fete to accomplish. We need only to heed the voice of the Holy Spirit and allow Him to complete the work in us necessary to look and act more like Christ. When we do this, have a made up mind, everyone will see the transformation and marvel at the work of God, thereby glorifying Him. If He can do it for me, I am confident He will do the same for you. My decisions are not only made in a timely manner now, but they are my own and not predicated upon someone else or what they think.

Join the ranks of me and countless others, have a made up mind...serve the Lord with gladness and with your lifestyle!

Your thoughts!