When the decision affects people you love

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust the Lord rather than leaning only on your own understanding.

When the decision affects people you love. This is the kind of moment that can expose what has really been running underneath. You may not control the other person, the timing, the number, the diagnosis, or the outcome. You do control what you agree with and what you bring to Jesus Christ. You do not need omniscience to make a faithful decision. Jesus Christ can direct a surrendered person one step at a time. Do the next faithful thing, then stop trying to carry the part that belongs to God.

Which reaction feels automatic here, and what would obedience look like instead?

Lord Jesus Christ, I bring You the part I can explain and the part I cannot. Keep me from reacting out of fear, shame, pride, or loneliness. Teach me to move with You. Amen.

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