Make Up Your Mind

A few days ago while waiting on the Lord, I had a vision of what looked like a two-headed puppet. The interpretation I received is that someone is out of control if he wavers when making decisions. With difficult choices, it’s best to wait and pray until discerning a clear answer. James chapter 1 says:

5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 

6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. 

7 For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 

8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.


The term double-minded comes from the Greek word dipsuchos, meaning “a person with two minds or souls.” 


Vacillation creates problems when they affect the lives of others. During the Dallas Cowboys 1971 season. Coach Tom Landry couldn’t decide if his best quarterback was Craig Morton (who passed away last week) or Roger Staubach. During a game against the Chicago Bears, Morton and Staubach were alternated on every day. The Cowboys lost that game. When Landry finally settled on Staubach as the starter, the Cowboys won every game of the rest of the season, including the Super Bowl.


The old saying, “It’s a woman’s prerogative to change her mind” isn’t Scriptural. God wants men and women to be decisive. Sometimes there are exceptions when one realizes he or she has made the wrong decision. The Parable of the Two Sons in Matthew 21 deals with this matter:


28 “But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go, work today in my vineyard.’ 

29 He answered and said, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he regretted it and went. 

30 Then he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, ‘I go, sir,’ but he did not go. 

31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said to Him, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you.


When a believer offers to do something for someone, he should follow through on that. Psalm 15:4 says God honors those “…who swears to his own hurt and does not change.” Jesus said in Matthew 5:37, "But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.”  As a missionary who doesn’t own a home and vehicle, I often depend on people providing hospitality and transportation. Countless others have offered financial support. Sadly, I’ve dealt with professing Christians who don’t keep their word. I’ve learned to look to the Lord as my source (instead of man) to avoid getting offended.


Are you facing a difficult decision? Seek guidance from God, and then remain steadfast in your chosen course of action. Remember, God is unwavering in His principles. His people should strive to embody the same steadfastness. Indecision can have serious consequences, especially concerning spiritual matters.


“And Elijah came to all the people, and said, ‘How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.’ But the people answered him not a word.” - 1 Kings 18:21

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