I pray that all will work out well with your decision moving forward and the back noise will fade away. It can be so difficult when we’re not sure of what to do, but I love knowing that whether we go right or go left, the Lord will be there with us either way. Blessings to you, Josie!

Thank you for this post! I’ve been wrestling with a major life changing decision that my husband and I had already made peace with to proceed. Then we both got sick with Covid and anxiety kicked in. During my sickness I did some major soul searching and 1 on 1 with God. I started to have doubt and wonder if maybe we should not proceed with our previous decision. I questioned everything and believed that it was God telling me not to proceed. Reading your post really helped to clear out the back noise and ask the right questions and came to the conclusion that all my worries and fears were not of God. To err on the side of faith and His Grace not fear.

“too stressed to make a decision” – I relate to that. I’ve discovered I hate decision-making the most when I’m stressed. It’s easier to start from a place of peace, even though that’s not always possible. 🙂 But that’s one reason I like planning my day out before it gets hectic so when it’s time to make a decision about something, it’s really already been made and all that’s left is to carry it out. Rarely works exactly but is a huge help nonetheless.

Taking turns is a great way to resolve that difficulty. We’ve also been known to turn that into: “But it’s not my turn to choose; it’s your turn!” ha.

You’re right that many of those kinds of decisions don’t matter; it’s our heart attitude behind them that counts–is our ultimate motive to bring glory to God or not?

I guess food decisions are supposed to traditionally be our domain. ha. Whether we eat in or out. That’s why I do better when I schedule weekly menus to avoid that horrible daily question of “What’s for dinner?” It gets to me otherwise. I still have plenty of room to grow, obviously. 🙂