Let God Choose for You.

Genesis 13:9-13
9 Is not the whole land before you? Let's part company. If you go to the left, I'll go to the right; if you go to the right, I'll go to the left."
10 Lot looked up and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan was well watered, like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, toward Zoar. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) 11 So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out toward the east. The two men parted company: 12 Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot lived among the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom. 13 Now the men of Sodom were wicked and were sinning greatly against the LORD.

Remember how I talked yesterday about full happiness only coming from God? It's so true. We have to want what God wants for us instead of longing for what we want. We all have desires, some that are known by others and some that are not. It may be a job that we'd like to have or an animal we'd like to own. God says that we must give all of our desires to him and let them be lifted up in his name. Say "Lord, please remind me that I'm not to choose for myself, but you are.

You probably noticed that in the Scripture reading Lot made his own personal choice based on his wants. Lot chose the plain of Jordan because it had rich soil and more than sufficient water. Lot went into this situation blind-sighted and deceived. He made a decision based on a quick judgment. While Abram was a foil. He wanted God to make his decisions for him and was satisfied with that.

The problem that anyone has when they make decisions solely for themselves and don't see the big picture that God sees, is that they end up losing. Lot, for example, lost everything, including his family.

With that said, the best choice we can make is to follow God's path permitting him to choose for us. The most important point to keep in mind is that God is wiser than wise and loves you in great magnitudes.