Making Tough Choices

We live in a broken world, and humanity is the most broken and imperfect of all God’s creation.

The world has a permanent OUT OF ORDER sign on it, and as a result, most of us are looking for answers to our questions and solutions to our problems in all the wrong places.

We place our trust in ourselves, in shallow standards of beauty, in money, and in our relationships with other people, hoping for meaning and completion we will never find in these sources.

We are lost people, following false gods, hoping for the elusive spiritual peace that only God can give us.

Our deliverance won’t come in the form of a blank check, a beauty treatment, self-empowerment, or even the most fulfilling relationship with a parent, spouse, or child; the fulfillment we seek will come to us only when we choose God and put Him first.

Joshua 24:15 says, “Choose this day whom you will serve. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

For thousands of years, worldly things have called to humanity, offering false promises and failing to deliver. From the very beginning, and before this world was even created, the one true God was. He is. He always will be. And when we choose Him, He promises to give us lasting hope, peace, and love for all eternity.

Nothing in a jar, box, or bank account can come close, and no relationship means more.

Let’s pray.

Heavenly Father, we choose you. Only you are worthy above every false god, above every temptation, above our relationships with people, money, or things. We choose you, and ask you to guide us in putting you first, in all things. In Jesus’ name, amen.

 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
We live in a broken world, and humanity is the most
broken and imperfect of allGod's creation.
The world has a permanentout-of-order sign on it and, as
a result, most of us are lookingfor answers to our questions
and solutions to our problems inall the wrong places.
We place our trust in ourselves, in shallow standards of beauty

(00:20):
, in money and in ourrelationships with other people,
hoping for meaning andcompletion we will never find in
these sources.
We're lost people followingfalse gods, hoping for the
elusive spiritual peace thatonly God can give us.
Our deliverance won't come inthe form of a blank check, a
beauty treatment,self-empowerment or even the

(00:41):
most fulfilling relationshipwith a parent, spouse or child.
The fulfillment we seek willcome to us only when we choose
God and put Him first.
Joshua 24, 15 says Choose thisday.
Whom you will serve?
As for me and my house, we willserve the Lord.
For thousands of years, worldlythings have called to humanity,

(01:04):
offering false promises andfailing to deliver.
From the very beginning, andbefore this world was even
created, the one true God was,he is, he always will be, and
when we choose Him, he promisesto give us lasting hope, peace
and love for all eternity.

(01:25):
Nothing in a jar box or bankaccount can come close, and no
relationship means more.
Let's pray, heavenly Father.
We choose you Only.
You are worthy above everyfalse god, above every

(01:46):
temptation, above ourrelationships with people, money
or things.
We choose you and ask you toguide us in putting you first in
all things.
In Jesus' name, amen.