Decisions, decisions, decisons.

A snippet of a song I remember from my youth suggested that 'in the first third of your life you chose your work, your faith, your wife,' (Or maybe it's a figment of my imagination since I can't find it anywhere on YouTube.) And maybe those choices are not so vital these days when people change work more often and few get the  gold watch after being in one job for years. As for choice of spouse or faith?? When I was a child  'making your decision' was church shorthand for deciding to follow the way of Jesus.
But there is no doubt about it, choices are tricky. What to wear int he morning. Maybe that[s why uniforms are so good. No need to think.

When confronted by an extensive menu I sometimes wish the waiter would simply say, 'You should have this.' And I believe some restaurants do that. If you front up to eat, you get what the chef has decided to cook that day. Of course many of us remember the predictable daily menus of our childhood culminating with the Sunday roast. It jsut made life easier when you made tuna mornay on Tuesdays. And I remember the person who told me, as part of a group icebreaker ('What did you have for breakfast today?') that every morning she ate muesli and soya milk with a banana.
There are bigger choices. A friend is trying to decide on a new car. What will be best for her future needs? How can she be sure she doesn't buy a lemon? Is tossing a coin a good way to decide or because you like the colour?

Oh and there's an election coming up. We have the responsibility and privilege to elect our leaders. How best to do that? Donkey vote. Informal vote in protest?
None of us can avoid decisions. Some small and trivial with little consequence. (In our house even Would you like a cuppa? seems to take some deliberation but I digress.) Other decisions have major implication for future life or finance. What to do?
Many years ago when faced with a decision about our son's future education, a wise woman suggested that we make the decision prayerfully and then move on in faith. How can you ever know if you really made the right choice? I have often quoted her and I wonder if she ever realised the impact she had on my thinking. Seek out solutions, do the research but in the end ti's a mater of following your nose (led or the Spirit of God?) and moving forward in faith.