One enemy of decision-making is complacency, a quiet
contentment or satisfaction with what life has presented. A very wise thinker
who lived four hundred years before Christ wrote, “We know what needs to be
done, we understand it clearly, but we can’t bring it to fruition.” This
attitude gets disguised in excuses that negate empowerment.
I had a
conversation with a person who recently changed careers. After earning a
Master’s degree, she left where she’d worked since graduating from college.
Where did her empowerment come from? Her faith included trusting God’s guidance
and provision for the resources to step out of complacency and accept the
challenge God made available.
Remember
the woman who believed if she could just touch the hem of Jesus’ outer garment, she would be healed? She refused to stay home and suffer hopelessly in silence.
Instead she searched for healing and found it. Jesus said Thomas, “Be not
faithless but believing.” This is an essential empowerment for change and a contented
life.
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