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Mike says: Tonight in our small group, we spent time discussing the following statement from I Love You More, a book on marital enrichment by Les/Leslie Parrott:
"Regardless of how insignificant a choice may seem at the moment, it is bound to direct our steps toward something that either enriches or diminishes our relationship."
The idea here is that every one of the choices we make, even the small ones, has the potential to either draw us a little closer to our mate or nudge us slightly further away. But what about all of the "neutral" choices? Well, I'd say if we allow ourselves to slip into a "neutral" mode of thinking for long enough, voilà, before we know it we're drifting away from each other.
Now for a small jump. Isn't our relationship with God the same way? Doesn't every single choice, no matter how seemingly insignificant, have the potential to draw us a little closer to God or push us farther away? 12:14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.
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Sue |
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February 07, 2007 at 8:50pm |
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| Mike, you sure do have a lot of wisdom for being only in your 30's :) |
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Amen, I wouldn't know about the marriage part but about the part where every choice we make reflects what position we are towards God I do understand. Well said. I give you a star.
Stephen |
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Thank you Sue and Stephen, you guys are too kind!
God bless,
Mike |
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| Sue, if I were really wise, I would've been in bed 2 hours ago!!! |
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To be fair, some choices have more potential than others.
Paper or plastic?
Stripes or plaid?
Want to supersize that?
These have less potential to impact my relationship with God than say, my choice to stay up on the computer rather than go to bed at 10pm so I'd be sharp for my devotions in the morning. |
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| I see great minds think alike. :^) |
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| Mike, The more decision-making crossroads we regard as "neutral", the less we depend on our Savior's guidance. But I'm in complete agreement with your point, not all choices have the same potential! |
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Tory |
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February 15, 2007 at 4:47pm |
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| I agree with all of the above! This is how what I've been thinking a lot about lately, with choosing how we spend our money. Again you say what I'm trying to, better than I can :) |
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Amen, Michael. How often I've stayed up too late in the same manner. I think one thing that helps is to minimize TV and I mean minimize. I basically watch 3 shows: House, 24, and NASCAR. The races last forever so I usually take a nap, stay on the computer and glance from time to time, til Gordon wins. I try and tape shows in order to skip past all commercials. Movies can be another distraction. |
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Kathy |
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June 01, 2007 at 2:46pm |
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| Great blog, Mike! |
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See I recently brought this up, and every choice does make a difference. For instance: Do you want to supersize that? (from above comment) If you say yes, this can become habit, which can be unhealthy, which can lead to gluttony, which is a sin, which God can't look upon..No not every one who supersizes is going to go down this path, but are you willing to take that chance? One drink caused my dad to become an alcoholic. One friend caused me to rebel. One show on T.V. opened the door and planted seed.
Don't mean to ramble. Touchy subject with me lately. Every sin begins with a thought. Then we have a choice. To take that thought captive or to let that thought take us captive. We are to think on things pure, lovely, and holy.....Gotta stop before you get me preaching! LOL!! Great word! Thanks for sharing. |
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LaTonya, I am really enjoying your comments on these old blogs! Heck, just enjoying your comments period. So thoughtful! You are a deep thinker!!!
By reading your comment I can see that you've processed this thought just as systematically as I did when I wrote it down. I would guess that you're an accountant...
ps...Preach! Ramble! Your thoughts are great! |
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