LIVING WITH WRONG DECISIONS

Living with Wrong Decisions

What wrong decision are you now living with? We’ve all made some bad choices and wrong decisions in our lives. How can we live with wrong decisions? The Bible gives us examples of people who made very wrong decisions.

Eve made a wrong decision.

Her wrong decision is infamous. Eve was ushered into a perfect world. No pain, no relationship problems, no hard work, no stress, no bad hair days–nothing bad, everything good.

Eve belies the philosophy that if we give people the right environment, they will be good people and do the right thing. In the midst of Eden, she made a very wrong, very bad decision–to eat the forbidden fruit.

Why did she do this? Because she wasn't content with what she had. You see, we often think that if our circumstances were just more favorable, we’d be content. But I want to tell you this: If you’re not content with where you are now, you’re not likely to be content even if your circumstances improve.

If you’re not content as a single woman or a single man, you won’t be content as a married woman or married man. If you’re not content in the house you’re in now, you won’t be content in a bigger, better house. If you’re not content with your mate the way he or she is, you won’t be content with another one. If you’re not content in the job where you are now, you probably won’t be content with a better job.
Contentment is a choice we make, not a set of circumstances. And when you and I live in discontent, we almost always make bad decisions.

Eve made a wrong decision because she chose to believe the serpent instead of God. He appealed to her ″self-esteem″ and she bit. She made a quick decision in the midst of an emotional onslaught, and it was a wrong decision.

Any area of your life where you are not now contented is a potential danger area–ripe for bad decisions. With what or whom are you discontent? Your job? Your looks? Your financial situation? Your mate? Your lack of a mate? Your children? If we don’t learn to be content, we walk right into a danger zone and we are most likely to make bad decisions.