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| Apostle Chiugo Anthony Josephat-Nwokolo |
What is Decision?
In
my own definition, it is the process and act of making choice and judgments. When you make a decision, you choose
what should be done or which is the best or preferred of various possible
actions. One decision you made can make
you or break you. In fact, decision is so important; that it can determine
whether you make it to Heaven or Hell, become rich or poor, Successful or a
Failure, Fulfilled or unfulfilled.
The
importance of decision-making cannot be over-emphasized, because it is truly the
starting point of all achievement, success and fulfillment. Decision making is
a process.
A case study on Decision
Let’s
ponder and mediate on the scripture stated below as recorded in the book of 2nd
kings 7:3-4
The
four leprous men made a decision and that particular decision did not only
change their life and economic status from the valley to the mountain top, from
obscurity and irrelevance to fame and significant. They changed not only their
own economic status from poverty to prosperity they also changed the economy of
their nation from famine to abundance. Not only that God, used them fulfill his
word which have gone out of the mouth of God’s prophet, confirming that God can
use any body irrespective of the person’s position or condition at any
particular time to fulfill his purpose.
The
four leprous men made a very bold and courageous decision, they said why sit we
here until I will die? They considered thus; if, we enter the city there is famine in the city and we shall die
there, and if we sit still here we
shall die also. Now, therefore let
us move forward into the host of the Syrians and if they save us alive, we
shall live and if they kill us we shall but die.
It
is time to ask yourself that kind of hard question which, those great men in
the foregoing scriptures asked themselves such questions. I refer to them as
great men because after that determinant decision, they become celebrities in
Israel, they asked themselves wise questions and decided. You have got to ask
yourself such question as that; why sit you here, doing nothing until you perish?
Why continue doing that work, that business, that career or living that life
that does not glorify the name of the Lord nor that work or business which you
know that it is not God’s purpose or plan for your life or your calling? Why
must you continue living that sinful life style, when you know that it does not
please God? For you to make the right decision and take a bold step you ought
to ask yourself that kind of hard and thought-provoking questions which those
four great men asked themselves and then they made the right decision that
brought them breakthrough and the breakthrough of their whole nation.
The Decision Making is a Process
The
process of making decision involves considering and pondering on various
options and choices available, and then choose the preferred out of the
options. Those four great men we are considering their decision and action had
various options at that moment, but they were able to make the right and the wisest
decision, which affected lives and that of others positively.
They
had the options whether to return into their city or to sit there at the gate
and die there or to enter into the camp of the Syrians (their enemies which
were at war with their country at that time. After considering those options
available for them to choose from, they arrived at a decision and resolved and said
“Now,
therefore let us enter unto the host of the Syrians, if they save us alive, we shall live and if they kill us,
we shall but die. They resolved to go forward instead of backward. Therefore
we ought to move forward and not to retrogress in life. We‘ve got to reach a
point in life where we decide and declare like those four men; this is where I
want go or what I want to do, and if i perish, i perish. Until you are
operating from that state of mind, you are has not decided. No wonder, Martin
Luther King Jnr., stated, that whoever have not found what he can die for is
not fit to live.
The Decision; The Determining Factor
Friends,
you need to make bold and courageous decisions, irrespective of the fears,
doubt and unforeseen circumstances and go forward instead of standing still. You
have got to go forward and do that thing you always wanted to do, achieve or
become as long as it is good and glorifies the name of the Lord. It is high
time you decide on that your Career, Business or Project which you want to pursue
or execute at this particular time. Make the decision today to take the bold
step towards achieving something great and worthwhile and then the Almighty God
will then come to your aid.
No
wonder the bible says in the book of Romans 8:28, “And we know that all things
work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called
according to his purpose. Before
all things (Physically, Spiritually, Materially Socially, Mentally,
Financially, Economically, etc., can work together for our good according to God’s
word, you must take make a bold decision and take a step of faith first, and
then the Host of Heaven would then take over the rest and cause every other
thing to work for your good. For instance, in the book of 2nd Kings
7: 1-8, those four great men that made the decision to go forward into the camp
of the Syrians, and as they were marching forward, the Lord took over and
caused the Syrians to hear their foot-steps as the noise of great chariot and
horses, as the noise of great host, and the Syrians said one to another that
King of Israel has hired against them the kings of the Hitties and the kings of
Egyptians to come upon them and fight with them, therefore they arose and fled
and left their tents, horses, and even their camp as it was, and fled for their
lives and when the four lepers came into the Syrians camp they found no one in
their tents, and they did eat and drink and carried away silver, gold, cloth,
and later they went and informed and called their king and their people and they
came and plundered the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a
Shekel (a cent) and two measures of barley was sold for a Shekel, according to
the word of the Lord spoken through prophet Elisha. But the captain of the
kings army that doubted the prophesy of the man of God saw it, but did not
taste of it, because he was trampled upon by the stampede of the people rushing
to grab their share of the spoil.
When you make a decision and take the
bold steps towards the object of your desire. God will step in, because as fear
attracts the devil, so faith attracts God and the Host of Heaven to make all
things work together for your good - Anthony C. Josephat,
It
takes faith for you to make a decision and faith is the raw material which when
applied produces whatever you want or desired. It’s high time you make up your
mind on what you want to do with your life, talent, treasure and the time God
has given you to spend in this world to prepare you and qualify you for the
next level (eternal life hereafter in God’s kingdom of God.
Decision, A Product of Faith
Truly,
for you to arrive at a decision at any point, you need to apply faith, as well
as, ask the Holy Spirit of God to guide you to take the right decision.
Therefore, i consider a decision already made as an applied and deployed faith.
In
fact, decision making is one of the hardest and yet most paramount principle of
success and fulfillment in life. That is why a lot folks on this journey of
life are often trapped at the juncture of indecision, they subject their life,
dreams and purpose to indecision. Indecision is the state of a mind that has
not been made up, and many are living in that dangerous state today. A lot people
spent all their life at that fearful and doubtful state of mind, at the
crossroad, they have been there many years stagnant. Almost everyone has been a
victim of this demon called indecision at one time or the other. Some people have
been there for a year or two or for many years or months.
However,
if you can break off from that strong hold of indecision today, it is still
early. And the earlier, the better for you. A wise man admonished that, whenever you are at any crossroad (Point of
decision) in life, that it is better for you to decide and choose a particular way
and follow it based on the facts you have got, but if you still can’t figure
out the right way you should follow, it is better for you to close your eyes
and follow a way than to standstill at that crossroad stagnant.
Indecision a Product of Fear
Friends,
don’t be one of those people out there that are spell bound at the juncture of
indecision due to fear. Some people are at the crossroad of life, they don’t
know whether to go front or back or to move eastward or westward and they are
just there figuring what to do, and how to do it perfect without making any
mistake. The fear of criticism and the fear failure has held them bound; they
do not want to be criticized nor be held responsible for making any wrong
choice nor mistake and they do not want to fail in anything. They want
everything to be perfect before they can launch out or try it. They want all
the lights to be green before they can pull out on the road.
It’s Better to Try and Fail, than not
Trying At All
Brethren,
I have come to understand over the years from learning, from my mentors and
from experiences that it is better to try and fail than not to try at all,
because even if you fail, you should pick something worthwhile and valuable
from where you have fallen and then move forward. At least you will learn why
you failed and then make corrections on the issue that caused your temporal
defeat, and then avoid it in the future and you shall surely succeed in your
next endeavor. A wise man says that it is not failing that matters but staying where
you can fallen. That is why God’s word tells us that; A
just man falls seven times and rise again, but the wicked shall fall into
mischief - Prov. 24: 16. Whenever you fail in any venture, you should
not let that weigh you down, rather pick something valuable from there and run
with it; you can even start consulting or coaching others why your projects or
business failed and how they can avoid the mistakes you made in order to
succeed in their own project or business. You have not failed, but you have
learnt one method that did not work. And then you shall and use that experience
as a yardstick to develop another method or strategy that works.
Bill
Gates one of the two richest people on this planet, concurred that they
launched out the first Microsoft Windows Operating System with some flaws,
which they correct in the subsequent version of the windows. The
problem with some people is that they want to be perfectionist; they don’t want
to make mistakes or have any flaw in their products or services and in the
course of trying to make everything perfect the project or service never see
the light of the day. It is wiser to decide and launch out and thereafter keep
improving and perfecting the product or service, than not to launch out all.
That is why car manufacturers for
instance always come out with a latest model as a result of improving the previous
model.
It is not falling that matters but lying
down where you have fallen and throwing a pity there, that makes one a failure
– Anthony Chiugo Josephat.
May
I conclude this section by advising you that whenever you find yourself over-staying at any crossroad on this
journey of life, you should think and consider the options available and the
values attached to each road and choose and resolve to follow the road that
will add more value to your life and that of others, even if it is longer,
rough, hilly or narrow, as long as it does not contradict God’s word and will. And no matter how big the project seems or
how far the journey seems, just decide and follow that road and Heaven would
move and intervene in your favour.
Though
your begin was small your later end shall be great - Job 8:7
You can reach Apostle Chiugo Anthony JOSEPHAT-NWOKOLO
Anthony Chinweugo Jospehat-Nwokolo, is an annointed Minister of God, a Bible Scholar, Teacher, and an Inspirational Speaker, Visionary Leader, Author and Trainer, he holds various certificates from the secular and Bible institutions. He is a minister of God at Glory Sanctuary Parish of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Lagos Province 17, Akute, Lagos.
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