The following is from my friend G. Turner, an old preacher that I visit with once a week.
Heads or Tails. What do you expect to happen when you flip a coin? There is great
wisdom we can learn from a coin flip. When flipping a coin, we expect one
of two results, “heads or tails.” (It is extremely rare for a coin to land on its
edge!) A person can spend much time discussing probability, the odds, or a
particular result.
A serious doubter might confuse the issue by stating that the results
can be skewed by wear on the coin, the particular way it is held and
launched, or the weather may even affect it.
Every decision we make can be answered with a simple yes or no, or
we can confuse the decision process by inserting intellectual thoughts,
ideas, arguments, or unrelated conditions. Making decisions can be complicated or confusing. But
consider, if you will, condensing every decision in life as a coin flip.
Let me interject a thought worth committing to memory. “To NOT make
a decision IS a decision.” If you think, “I don’t know what to do, can’t, or are
afraid to decide what to do or not sure what to do, so I’ll just wait to
decide,” you might as well choose and say yes or no!
A second thought I shared with my daughter many years ago is, “If
you are asked to make a decision (that is not life-threatening) immediately,
the best answer is probably no.”
Every decision we make in life can be answered with a simple yes or
no, or we can confuse the decision process by inserting intellectual
thoughts, ideas, or unrelated conditions.
By that, I mean like heads or tails, a simple yes or no. Ultimately,
every decision has that result. It doesn’t matter when you decide; it
eventually results in a yes or no.
While additional information can sometimes be helpful, it will only
confuse us and delay our decision. The advice of well-meaning friends can
cause that confusion. You must consider the age-old question, “What is truth?” Ironically,
the question is actually, “Where is truth? Where do you find it? “The answer
is “In The Bible.”
Many discount the knowledge found in The Bible for various reasons,
but few know anything about It. If you have never been to Disneyland, how
can you tell of the experience? How can you tell about it if you have never
read “Black Beauty”? If you did not experience the aftermath of “9-11,” how
can you understand what many people felt in their hearts afterward?
The decisions you must make, those that will make a significant
difference in your life, are written about in The Bible. I encourage you not
only to read it daily but also to think about what you are reading. You will
learn not only about making decisions but also about considering the
consequences of your decisions.