Every day is full of choices– choices that either take us closer to who we want to be or take us further away from those goals.

A friend of mine talked about 1,000 small decisions that either will lead us closer to or further away from Christ. Each decision in and of itself may seem insignificant and unimportant, but added together, they can move us significantly in either positive or negative ways.

So base on all that, I’ve made some choices.

1) I choose to focus on the positive and not the negative, on what’s right instead of what’s wrong. I’d much rather be an optimist than a cynic.

2) I choose to look for joy in the little things. I do believe that you find what you’re looking for, whether it’s something to complain about or something worth celebrating.

3) I choose to not give up or quit for at least 24 hours. Baby step to 4 o’clock, as Bob Wiley would say.

4) I choose to not dwell on the past 24 hours, whether I had a great day and was feeling close to God or I had a terrible day where I was selfish and grumpy all day long.

You don’t naturally drift into spiritual maturity. You don’t become a better person through osmosis. You have to choose and then act on your choices.

Here endeth the lesson.