{"id":7095,"date":"2026-09-27T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/?p=7095"},"modified":"2026-05-27T18:38:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T23:38:44","slug":"choices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/?p=7095","title":{"rendered":"Choices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Today is the day the Lord has made\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Choose-whom-you-will-serve.churchartpro-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Choose-whom-you-will-serve.churchartpro-709x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7096\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.692394639108671;width:235px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Choose-whom-you-will-serve.churchartpro-709x1024.jpg 709w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Choose-whom-you-will-serve.churchartpro-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Choose-whom-you-will-serve.churchartpro-768x1109.jpg 768w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Choose-whom-you-will-serve.churchartpro-600x867.jpg 600w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Choose-whom-you-will-serve.churchartpro-1063x1536.jpg 1063w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Choose-whom-you-will-serve.churchartpro-1418x2048.jpg 1418w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Choose-whom-you-will-serve.churchartpro-1320x1907.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Choose-whom-you-will-serve.churchartpro-scaled.jpg 1772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will rejoice today because I have many choices, so I choose to rejoice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eleanor Roosevelt once said, \u201cOne\u2019s philosophy is not best expressed in words. It is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God places the responsibility for the choices we make on our shoulders. God is all powerful. He could have created us to blindly follow Him, but He didn\u2019t. God does not force us to do what He wants us to do. God in His infinite wisdom has given us freedom to make choices. How we use that freedom can determine our quality of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being responsible for one\u2019s choices is a heavy burden to bear because we have no one to blame but ourselves when we go astray. Which reminds me of another quote by Hubert Humphrey: \u201cTo err is human. To blame someone else is politics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ultimately, right choices bring peace of mind; bad choices bring difficulty. God does not need to punish us for a bad choice because it will bring its own distress. It\u2019s the cause-and-effect principle. What we sow, we reap (Galatians 6:7-8). While it\u2019s true God forgives sin, the effects of sin will remain.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God longs for a relationship with us, but He will not impose it on us. He will beckon or encourage us to come to Him. He will make Himself available. He will love us. He will stand at the door and knock, but He won\u2019t come in and fellowship with us unless He is invited (Revelation 3:20). He initiates, but we must choose to respond on our own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201c\u2026choose for yourself this day whom<\/em><br><em>you will serve&#8230;&#8221; ~Joshua 24:15<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the day the Lord has made\u2026 I will rejoice today because I have many choices, so I choose to rejoice! Eleanor Roosevelt once said, \u201cOne\u2019s philosophy is not best expressed in words. 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