I’m one of the most indecisive people I know.

In high school, I had trouble deciding what courses I wanted to take and what direction I wanted to work towards for the future. In college, it took me years to decide what to major in, and I ended up switching my major half-way through. After college, I still didn’t know what kinds of jobs I wanted to look at.

And even now that I’m married and in a position I love, I stress out over the smallest decisions. Take this blog, for example. It took me forever to decide what to name this blog, and even longer to figure out what colors I wanted in the logo.

I have trouble making small decisions, too. What should I wear today? What do I want to eat for breakfast? What should I cook for dinner? Do I really need this new sweater? What movie should we watch tonight? What do we want to do today? I don’t know!

Seth is my opposite, when it comes to this sort of thing. He doesn’t let small decisions dance around in his mind, causing him to second guess every little thing.

But I do, and he certainly won’t decide everything for me.

At first glance, indecision seems harmless. It’s just the inability to make a quick decision. There’s nothing wrong with taking a little longer to make a decision… right?

Wrong.

Indecision can actually be a very dangerous thing, because it can seep into every part of our lives and paralyze us from moving forward.

I’ve probably shared this message before, but I love Jesus’s words in Matthew 6:25-34. Here’s a piece of that beautiful passage: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? … So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well” (Matthew 6:25-26, 31-33).

While Jesus is talking about worry in this passage, what if we applied it to indecision, which is really a manifestation of worry? Then the passage would sounds something like this:

Don’t be so indecisive over the small things. Life is so much more than what food you will eat, what clothes you will wear, or even what you choose to study in college. The birds don’t dwell on each little decision, yet God cares for them. Aren’t you more valuable than the birds? So don’t ask all these silly questions again and again. Your Heavenly Father knows what you need. He will lead you in your decisions. Trust Him, and pursue God and His kingdom. That is all that truly matters.

Now, don’t get me wrong. Big decisions do require intentional thought, conversation, and a whole lot of prayer.

But don’t ever let indecision paralyze you. Don’t let it stop you from moving forward. Don’t let it keep you from pursuing Christ to your fullest ability.

Indecision can stem from a lack of trust. Pray about your indecision. Ask God to free you from the chains you’ve built for yourself. Pray for freedom in decision-making.

Show God you trust Him in the small things and the big things, to lead you well. And know that choosing colors for a logo or picking out an outfit isn’t an eternal decision.

The Bible doesn’t spend much time on what job you should work, what college you should go to, or how you should spend your Saturday afternoon. Instead, God’s word focuses on loving God, on loving others, and on loving well.

So focus on love. Don’t focus on the little decisions. And allow yourself to move forward in God’s plans for your life.

And by the way… never forget that you are a onederfully created child of God.

Love,
Becca