Series: Life Sentence- Indecision

ICEBREAKER

Ask: What takes you longer to decide?

A) Where to eat
B) What to watch
C) What to text back
D) What to wear to church
E) All of the above

Then ask:

• How long does it take your family to decide where to eat?
• Has anyone ever said, “I don’t care, you pick”… and then vetoed every suggestion?

SAY:
“If we can’t decide on dinner without stress… imagine life decisions. We make our decisions — and then our decisions make us.”

SECTION 1: THE STRESS OF INDECISION

READ James 1:6–8: But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.

The Greek word for unstable means “to stagger like a drunk.”

1.     Where have you experienced that “staggering” feeling in life?

2.    Why do you think indecision causes so much stress?

3.    What usually drives your second-guessing — fear? insecurity? pride? control?

SECTION 2: GOD WANTS TO GUIDE YOU

READ Psalm 23:1–3: The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.

1.     What does it practically mean that “He leads me in paths of righteousness”?

2.    Do you believe God wants to guide you more than you want to be guided? Why is that hard to trust?S

SECTION 3: ADMIT I NEED A GUIDE

READ Proverbs 14:12: There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.

1.     Why is it difficult for us to admit we need direction?

2.    Where have you followed a path that seemed right at the time but later proved wrong?

SECTION 4: ASK GOD IN FAITH FOR DIRECTIONS

READ James 1:5 “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

1.     What decision are you currently facing that requires God’s wisdom?

“Wisdom is seeing life from God’s point of view.”

SECTION 5: LISTEN FOR GOD’S RESPONSE

1.     Do you believe God still speaks today? Why?

2.    Which “channel” does God most often use in your life?

• The Bible

• The Holy Spirit

• Other believers

• Circumstances

• Pain

3.    What does staying in “minute-by-minute communication” with God look like practically?

SECTION 6: TRUST GOD WHEN YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND

Read Proverbs 3:5–6 “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.”

1.     What is something in your life right now that you do not understand?

2.    What would it look like to trust God in that area this week?

THE ULTIMATE QUESTION:

Whose path are you going to follow?

• Your way

• Or God’s plan for your life

PRAYER TIME:

• Pray For clarity in decision-making

• For faith instead of doubt

• For courage to admit you need a Guide

• For trust in areas that don’t make sense