Wednesday Service | Mastering My Emotions | Part 6 – Becoming a Great Decision Maker | Jordan Brawner

[1] God has given us the responsibility of making

Joshua 24:15 (NIV)

¹⁵ But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

2 Kings 18:32 (NIV)

Choose life and not death!

[2] Its my responsibility to grow in my decision making

• Decisions matter because… Life on our choices

• Decisions matter because… I will live with the good or bad

[3] Great decision makers… do not allow themselves to be run by immature or emotions

• doesn’t make my decisions

• Fear of doesn’t make my decisions

• Fear of the doesn’t make my decisions

• against someone who hurt me doesn’t make my decisions

[4] Great decision makers don’t let emotions make long term decisions

[5] Great decision makers look for more than two

[6] Great decision makers gain clarity over their emotions by asking themselves what advice they’d give their best

[7] Great decision makers when they’ve been seasoned with experience, don’t ignore their

[8] Great decision makers recognize that decision making is real and costly

• I need in my decision making pipeline

• When your values are your options get clarified

[9] Godly decision makers know… that when they make righteous choices they have to God with the results

Daniel 3:16-18 (NIV)

¹⁶ Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. ¹⁷ If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. ¹⁸ But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”

[10] Godly decision makers know… When my lifestyle is led by His word, I’ll gain God’s in my choices

Proverbs 3:6 (NIRV)

In all your ways obey him. Then he will make your paths smooth and straight.

Psalm 119:104-106 (GWT)

¹⁰⁴ From your guiding principles I gain understanding. That is why I hate every path that leads to lying.

¹⁰⁵ Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path.
¹⁰⁶ I took an oath, and I will keep it. I took an oath to follow your regulations,
which are based on your righteousness.