Choices


I recently listened to stories from a couple of exhausted parents.  Both mom and dad 
had been up all night, driving home from their child's extra-curricular event.  They drove 
all night so that they could both be at work the following morning.  They described 
soccer games, basketball games, baseball games, band, and Boy Scouts.  They talked 
about movies, sleepovers, homework, special projects, trips to the mall...and every 
"want" the child had ever thought up.  

Then, with much anguish, they described the impact their child's activities have on their 
life.  They get little sleep, their careers have suffered a downturn, their finances are near 
bankruptcy, their health has suffered, and their marriage is floundering.  They are 
stressed to the max and they are, in their own words, "miserable."

A recent WorldWideWords (Archives link is below) reflected on proactivity and the fact 
that each person is ultimately responsible for his or her own life.  That's a powerful 
recognition, one that when accepted, is empowering beyond what many have ever 
imagined.  

What if these parents adopted the role of, let's say, parents!  What if they used the 
responsibility of parenthood to guide their child's decisions and priorities?  What if they, 
rather than their immature child, made family decisions?  What if they were proactive in 
structuring a lifestyle that would produce a healthy family, a family that was happy and 
at peace?

Perhaps some burden or unhappiness in your life can be traced to a wrong turn at a 
decision.  The road of choice is still there-be proactive in turning around and heading 
toward change!



Read the 30th chapter of Deuteronomy for another story of choices and restoration.