Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.
Ecclesiastes 11:4 (NIV)
Indecision can be more dangerous than making the wrong decision. And the ability to be decisive and to get moving is key when it
comes to walking in your authority in Christ.
People think that making a bad decision is the worst thing they could do, but that’s not always the case. I’m not talking about making bad moral decisions here. Of course you don’t want to do that, but when it comes to choosing between two options that are both good, people worry about choosing wrongly. Because they’re afraid of making a mistake, they hesitate to make a choice. But faltering between two decisions and NOT making a decision is o en worse than if they just picked one!
To walk in God’s best, we let ourselves get stuck in the paralysis of analysis.
The Marines have what they call their 70 percent solution concept. The idea is to make a decision once 70 percent of the facts are in. Many people want to wait before deciding, but this doesn’t work. You will never make a decision or take a calculated risk if you’re waiting for all the facts to be in.
The Bible says it this way: if you’re always watching the clouds and the wind, waiting for the perfect conditions, you will never sow your crops and you’ll never reap your harvest. You see, the conditions are never going to be perfect. So, when 70 percent of the variables come together, make a decision. Get up and do something!
This skill is one you can build, and it’s an important key to walking confidently in your authority in Christ.