Choices and the Power Therein...(An Audible Reflection)

Either we are wedged between two of them, reaping the backlash of one of them, or basking in the delectable essence of a series of the right ones. I'm talking about choices. The ability to choose is something that all humanity must partake in. I'm sure we'd all like to think we are always making the right ones, but that is simply not the case. However, as of late, I've been finding much solace in the fact that tomorrow offers us a new platform of choices. We can choose to use our tomorrows as trampolines to catapault us into the current of momentum, or we can continue to dwell on the failure of bad choices of yesterday we may have made. When I look at the orchestration of God's creation, I am in awe of one thing: God left man with the power of choice. Dogs had to bark, chickens had to cluck, snakes had to hiss, and the billows were left to roll, but man had the power to choose. He could etch his persona into the very earth that God had given him dominion over or he could choose to wisk around the love of his life (Eve) for hours on hand aside streams of crystal-clear creeks while the fields went untended. Adam even went as far as negating the status of life by choosing to partake of the forbidden fruit tree. There is, however, a morsel of reflection to consider here. Even though Adam and Eve surely sinned against God through disobedience, they were able to handle the consequences of their choice. Though they were sentenced to (eventual) death, they still handled it. Though childbirth would greatly pain Eve, she handled it. Then, something occured to me, perhaps it is meant for us to make SOME bad choices. If character is going to transcend into spheres of greatness, it should be expected that some resistance must take place. However, too many times I've allowed one bad choice to diffuse into a multitude of pity-driven, rash choices. This is the frivilous maze our devour seeks to consume us with. My views and stances continue to evolve along with my experiences. Now, I don't seek to achieve a 100% threshold in every decision-making proposition I am faced with, BUT I will ONLY make choices that I am able to bear the consequence of. If I find that I can't handle the fallout from the choice I may potentially make, then I'll simply choose another path. A wise man told me once, to count up ALL the costs and sometimes we have to do exactly that. Sometimes, you must allow yourself to be freed from the curse of staying the same only because making a choice seems more painful. Plan wisely, pray fervently, and expect the GREAT! God Bless you all!