Are You Afraid of Making Decisions?

I lead a college & career-aged group at our church called TwentySomeone, taken from the helpful book of the same title by Craig Dunham and Doug Serven. We recently began a discussion of Kevin DeYoung's book, Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will.

One of the things we discussed yesterday was the fact that there are many reasons we become paralyzed in making life decisions. These range from laziness and immaturity to a desire to do what God wants us to do and a fear of making the wrong choice.

In the video below, Winston Smith from the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation adds some helpful comments to this discussion.



(HT: Dane Ortlund)

Discerning God's Will For My Life

Have you ever been faced with a major (or not so major) decision and been paralyzed with fear that you might not rightly discern "the will of God," and in the process, you might be relegated to a life that is somehow less than the best life God has planned for you? If so, I have the following two pieces of advice:

1. Read Kevin DeYoung's great little book, Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will.
2. Watch the this short, very helpful video.

(HT: Challies)