OCTOBER 15 Title: Indecision Author: Elisabeth Elliot It is painfully obvious that many young people today have an awful time making up their minds about anything. Theyre not really sure what college to go to, what to major in, whom to room with, what career to prepare for, whether or whom to marry, whether to bother with children if they do marry, when to bother with them, what to do with them if they get them, whether to attempt to instill any values in their children (not to make up your mind on this issue is, of course, already to have instilled a value in the mind of the child). Garry Trudeau, author of the cartoon Doonesbury, has noticed this prevalent indecisiveness. In one strip he has a young man appearing for an interview with the president of an advertising company. So you want to be an ad man, eh, son? says the executive. Well, I think so, sir, says the youth. I mean, I cant be certain, of course, but it seemed worth looking into, you know, to see if it worked out, if it felt right and... I... uh... I guess theres nothing new about indecision. James wrote about it in his epistle, and he shows that the remedy for it is trust. He tells us to ask for wisdom if we dont know what to do. But when you ask him, be sure that you really expect him to tell you, for a doubtful mind will be as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind; and every decision you then make will be uncertain, as you turn first this way and then that. If you dont ask with faith, dont expect the Lord to give you any solid answer (James 1:6-8, LB).
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 09:18:27 +0000
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