Comments on: The Lazy Person’s Decision-Making Process http://www.wellspringsg.org/blogs/gospelprism/2008/06/19/the-lazy-persons-decision-making-process/ Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: meg http://www.wellspringsg.org/blogs/gospelprism/2008/06/19/the-lazy-persons-decision-making-process/comment-page-1/#comment-55068 meg Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:40:50 +0000 http://www.wccc.net/blogs/gospelprism/?p=1112#comment-55068 i'm definitely guilty of wanting/waiting for a sign. but you're right, it is a lazy person's way of decision making. so insightful! thank you for posting this. i’m definitely guilty of wanting/waiting for a sign. but you’re right, it is a lazy person’s way of decision making. so insightful! thank you for posting this.

]]> By: Nathan Logan http://www.wellspringsg.org/blogs/gospelprism/2008/06/19/the-lazy-persons-decision-making-process/comment-page-1/#comment-54961 Nathan Logan Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:12:15 +0000 http://www.wccc.net/blogs/gospelprism/?p=1112#comment-54961 Oooooh, patient waiting is hard! This hits home! And doing it in a God-honoring way can be especially difficult, since it can turn into *too much* waiting, leading to inaction that also misses opportunities or becomes complacent. Such a good reminder to trust God - thanks for that. As a parallel to this whole concept, Jesus says to Thomas (in John 20:29), "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." Decision-making is similar to faith, and in many ways, a subset of faith. So much of it is based on trusting the Lord as His Word and in His good, sovereign plans. Something that really surprised me on the "other side" of the fleece discussion was when I read a biography of George Mueller. He seemed to throw fleeces out many times, and God used those to answer Him, bless Him, and guide Him very specifically. So it seems that while a fleece isn't completely unbiblical (see Gideon), and not something that can't be used by God (see Mueller), it's something that shouldn't be a regular part of our decision-making process, since we have the Holy Spirit and His Word, granting us "everything we need for life and godliness." (2 Pet. 1:3) Oooooh, patient waiting is hard! This hits home! And doing it in a God-honoring way can be especially difficult, since it can turn into *too much* waiting, leading to inaction that also misses opportunities or becomes complacent. Such a good reminder to trust God – thanks for that.

As a parallel to this whole concept, Jesus says to Thomas (in John 20:29), “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” Decision-making is similar to faith, and in many ways, a subset of faith. So much of it is based on trusting the Lord as His Word and in His good, sovereign plans.

Something that really surprised me on the “other side” of the fleece discussion was when I read a biography of George Mueller. He seemed to throw fleeces out many times, and God used those to answer Him, bless Him, and guide Him very specifically. So it seems that while a fleece isn’t completely unbiblical (see Gideon), and not something that can’t be used by God (see Mueller), it’s something that shouldn’t be a regular part of our decision-making process, since we have the Holy Spirit and His Word, granting us “everything we need for life and godliness.” (2 Pet. 1:3)

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