https://odb.org/2024/04/17/choices-matter
We make choices all the time, whether young or old. Choices may be driven by self-preservation or fleshy desires or even selfish ambitions. But mostly, as humans given the will to make our own choices, we make decisions that benefit us most. Sometimes, we pray and seek God. Sometimes, we move on because the choice appears to be obvious.
As believers, we sometimes make choices, trusting that God will make all things good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28). I believe that is true in the sense that there are no bad choices – it is up to us to work with God to make good the choice we made. A choice may be perceived as bad or not the best because it yielded the least financial or other returns, but it will remain a wise choice so long as it is not a path that leads us on to destruction.
In my career, I was given and made two major choices. After 4 years in UT, I was given the option to join Maxis or Astro. I chose the latter, and that enabled me to do cross-border transactions, but financially, the former would have been the better choice in terms of branding and better stock options. Neither would have led me to the path of destruction. After Astro wound down its international ventures, I moved to the domestic business and was also given a choice – either join the content or the strategic contracts team. I chose the latter and, in the process, acquired a new skill set on strategic procurement. Perhaps the former would have given me a more specialised skill and ensured me a longer tenure in Astro?
As per Proverbs 14, are we the fools, the wicked or the wise? We are the wise so long as we fear and love God in the choices we make. Always choose a path that has God written all over it as that’s the path that leads to eternal life. It may not be the path that benefits us the most in terms of financial rewards or career progression or even acquisition of skills or exposure or adventure but it actually still benefits us the most if we eventually end up spending eternity with God. We may look like fools in terms of earthly rewards, but we are actually wise if we choose God because the LORD is able to indeed work all things good for those who fear and love Him! Solomon taught so, and so did Paul many, many years later!
Ronnie's Thoughts 