Being Controlled By Choices

...promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved.

 

2 Peter 2:19

 

 

 

Whether we know it or not, like it or not, we're controlled by a number of things on a daily basis. It may be that cup of coffee we just have to have in the morning, or the television drama that we cannot miss, or the poor attitude we have towards a coworker—we face factors that control our lives everyday.

 

For what overcomes us, this we will be enslaved to.

 

There are emotions of anger, impatience, temptations of immoral thoughts and lusts that will also compete and vie for our attention. The question is, will we allow ourselves to be overcome by it, for what overcomes us, this we will be enslaved to.

It's a choice we need to make on a daily basis.

 

We often blame our circumstances, or others, for our predicaments, when the responsibility to choose that which controls us is ultimately ours to make. There is nothing wrong with having a cup of coffee in the morning, or watching television, or anger for that matter. But, when we allow everything else in our lives to be dependant upon, subject to, or submissive to that which we are engaged in, then we have chosen it as our master, and we have become its slaves.

 

What master us on a daily basis or from time to time?

 

It's that which we allow to overcome us. And it will be reflected in the choices we make in regards to how we spend your time, to what we devote our attention to, and submit our thoughts and actions to as well.

 

How do we navigate through the choices that we must make on a daily basis or from time to time?

 

By allowing the Holy Spirit to serve as our guide in every area of our lives—no matter what it might be. While there may be many things that will compete for control over our decisions, the Holy Spirit is always there to be our guide and will help us to determine how to make decisions that are based on God's truth.