We have to make choices in life. Not to choose is to passively choose. In contemplative Christianity there is a term, "discernment" that refers to the prayerful sifting that major life decisions call for.
Here are some tested ways to go about discernment.
Ask yourself:
What does voices within come from the friend of your best self?
And which come from the enemy of your best self, hitting you at your weakest points?
If you were your best friend, what advice would you give yourself?
Imagine yourself on your death bed having made one choice and then the other.
Sr. Rose Mary Dougherty has said, "If you want to run toward and run away at the same time, your can be pretty sure you're on holy ground."
Our decisions are crucially important. And not just the big ones. What we choose to think, the words we choose to speak, what we eat, the smallest actions we do add up, they matter. Every choice we make has an impact on our future selves—on our happiness, our health, our relationships, our destiny. If we know who we are, and whose we are, and what we stand for we will be able to look back on our lives at their end contentment and fulfillment, knowing that our lives have counted for something good.
Here are some tested ways to go about discernment.
Ask yourself:
What does voices within come from the friend of your best self?
And which come from the enemy of your best self, hitting you at your weakest points?
If you were your best friend, what advice would you give yourself?
Imagine yourself on your death bed having made one choice and then the other.
Sr. Rose Mary Dougherty has said, "If you want to run toward and run away at the same time, your can be pretty sure you're on holy ground."
Our decisions are crucially important. And not just the big ones. What we choose to think, the words we choose to speak, what we eat, the smallest actions we do add up, they matter. Every choice we make has an impact on our future selves—on our happiness, our health, our relationships, our destiny. If we know who we are, and whose we are, and what we stand for we will be able to look back on our lives at their end contentment and fulfillment, knowing that our lives have counted for something good.
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