Sometimes when I am in the midst of making a decision, I really struggle with knowing my Higher Power’s will for me. Occasionally I look outside myself for a sign. I’d rather see a neon light or something else just as obvious, but it doesn’t often happen that way. Usually the messages are more subtle, like going to a meeting that I don’t usually attend and hearing a speaker I’ve never heard before say exactly what I need to hear. 

I need to remember to look inside for signs as well. How do I feel deep inside about a proposed course of action? Is my stomach churning with discomfort, or do I feel Calm, quiet, and solid? Do I feel knotted up with tension, or light, relaxed, and expansive?

For me the dilemma comes from wanting to make the “right” decision. If I’m not careful, I can get stuck at a crossroad of choices. I try to remember as long as I make decisions in the context of seeking my Higher Power’s will, whatever I do will be the right thing. “Do” is the operative word here. I once heard, “Without God, man cannot; without man, God will not.” If I don’t take some sort of action, my higher power doesn’t have anything to work with. Because decision-making is a self-correcting process, I can use any mistakes I make along the way to eventually guide me in the right direction. Even if I “decide” myself into a corner, I’m not alone. My Higher Power is with me everywhere I go.

Thought for the Day

Sometimes the choices I make are not as important as the fact that I make them.

“In contact with my Higher Power my ability to make choices works.”–Having Had a Spiritual Awakening…, p 68