I know I sound silly but it's true. We all have people that we look too for inspiration and advice.
Luckily for me, I have many men and woman in my life that are amazing influences that are actually accessible. (No, I sadly do not have Kate Middleton's number)
I feel that it is so important to have a community around you that not only cares about you, but cares about the decisions you are making, good or bad. Lately I have had several frustrating and confusing situations that have caused me to make hard choices, some quickly and some only decided last night.
I found this decision making list on Pinterest a while back and it is GOLD. I have always had a hard time putting into words why I want to do something, hence the "Because I'm a Lady" thing.
My real inspiration for being this "lady", is the Proverbs 31 woman. No, I do not think I will ever live up to her standards. I mean, I am not the type to wake up at the crack of dawn. More like the crack of 10:30. I do feel however, if she needed to make any decision, she would have a list to this extent.
8 Tests for Decision Making
1. Scriptural Test - Has God already spoken about it in His Word? (2 Timothy 3:16)
2. Secrecy Test - Would it bother me if everyone knew this was my choice? (Proverbs 11:1)
3.Survey Test - What if everyone followed my example? (1 Timothy 4:12)
4. Spiritual Test - Am I being people-pressured or Spirit-led? (Galatians 1:10)
5. Stumbling Test - Could this cause another person to stumble? (Romans 14:21)
6. Serenity Test - Have I prayed and received peace about this decision? (Philippians 4:6-7)
7. Sanctification Test - Will this keep me from growing in the character of Christ?
(2 Corinthians 3:18)
8. Supreme Test - Does this glorify God? (1 Corinthians 12:31)
I hope this was helpful to you! It definitely has been for me.
Have a lovely day!
- Jordan
"Freedom is being so in love with Christ that you do exactly what
you want to do and it accords with Christ."
John Piper
