Dr. Mike Murdock, Shares; Seven Decisions That Will Determine Your Future

Dr. Mike Murdock

You may have heard the phrase, “Little hinges swing big doors.” Likewise, small keys open the largest of doors.
Those little hinges and small keys are the decisions we make!
Wisdom
King Solomon, writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, pointed to wisdom, one of the keys that can open up your life to great things: "Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her" (Proverbs 4:4-8).

Wisdom gives us the ability to see the difference between wrong and right. Wisdom provides the ability to discern differences quickly. It helps us see what others cannot see. And above all, wisdom gives us the ability to make good decisions!
But where do we get wisdom?
We get it from God: “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him” (James 1:5).
So if wisdom is given liberally from God, and wisdom helps us make good decisions, what are those decisions that will decide our future?
Mike Murdock, on a recent This Is Your Day program, offered seven critical decisions that can determine your future.
Decision # 1: Build Your Faith
Mike Murdock sometimes shocks people with statements like this: “God doesn’t react to your pain. He doesn’t react to your tears. He doesn’t even respond to your cancer or a heart attack. God doesn’t react to any problem in your life. He only reacts to your faith, and it is impossible to attract divine favor without using your faith!”
Scripture tells us, “Without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him” (Hebrews 11:6).
How do we build that kind of faith?
Faith expands when we hear God talk. That is why the Word of God is so important in our life.
Listen to the Bible on your CD player or iPod. Read His Word aloud.
His Words contain strength: “When he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me” (Daniel 10:19).
Decide to build your faith by hearing God’s Word. As your faith grows, you create your future!
Decision # 2: Excel in Your Present Assignment
Everything and everyone was created to solve problems. You can know what your assignment is through what you love to do. What do you love to think about, to hear about, to be around?
Your assignment may change, but it is critical to do whatever you were created to do at that moment.
Abraham moved his entire clan to a foreign land, simply because God told him to.
Joseph was assigned to work for the pharaoh so his people could be saved from famine.
Moses was assigned to help deliver the children of Israel out of Egypt.
Aaron was assigned to help his brother Moses.
Our Lord Jesus accepted the ultimate assignment: death on the cross.
Excel in your present assignment—whatever it is.

And if you are corrected, as everyone is, invite that correction as a means of being a better problem-solver in your present assignment, for correction is one of the seeds of excellence.

To be continued ......