1. When You Just Can’t Decide
1.1. Age of Anxiety!
1.1.1. More now
1.1.2. More now?
1.2. We have too many choices
1.2.1. (Paradox of choices)
1.2.2. Talk about anything?
1.2.3. Too many choices
1.3. We’re afraid of making a costly mistake
1.3.1. (Missing God’s Will)
1.3.2. Find-The-One
1.3.2.1. Pursue Your Purpose
1.3.2.2. Live God’s Will
1.3.3. What if I miss the One?
1.3.4. Don’t know my purpose?
1.3.5. Out of God’s Will?
1.3.6. Not sure what do
1.3.6.1. Hesitate
1.3.6.2. Freeze
1.3.6.3. Don’t do anything
1.3.6.4. Indecision is a decision
1.3.6.5. Complicated
1.3.7. Dangerous saying
1.3.7.1. "I am waiting on God"
1.3.7.2. "I don't have peace"
1.4. Since every choice takes energy we can endever to make fewer choices.
2. Don’t Complicate it
2.1. An important issue!
2.2. Acts 15:22 Then the apostles and elders together with the whole church in Jerusalem chose delegates, and they sent them to Antioch of Syria with Paul and Barnabas to report on this decision. The men chosen were two of the church leaders—Judas (also called Barsabbas) and Silas.
2.3. Acts 15:25 So we decided, having come to complete agreement, to send you official representatives, along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
2.4. Acts 15:28 28 “For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay no greater burden on you than these few requirements:
2.5. Just do what seems right
2.6. Feels right
2.7. Proverbs 14:12 12 There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.
3. If you are around the wrong people
3.1. Listening to the wrong voices
3.2. Living for the wrong values
3.3. What seems right—Will often be wrong!
4. Acts 15: 22
4.1. Acts 15:25 So we decided, having come to complete agreement, to send you official representatives, along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
4.2. Acts 15:28 28 “For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay no greater burden on you than these few requirements:
5. Big difference
5.1. Seems right to a man
5.2. Group Faith-filled
5.3. Faith filled devil kicking demon stomping men and women of God
5.4. Searching His Word
5.4.1. Seeking His heart
5.4.2. Listening for Voice
5.5. With whole church
5.5.1. One accord
5.5.2. Unified
5.5.3. Church
5.6. When we are in Fellowship
5.6.1. Agreement
5.6.2. One in Spirit
5.7. Seemed right
5.7.1. Know God
5.7.1.1. Time
5.7.2. Fear God
5.7.2.1. Beginning of Wisdom
5.7.3. Seek God
5.7.4. Be in community with God's people.
5.7.5. Romans 12:2 (NLT) 2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
6. Phil 4:4-7
6.1. Philippians 4:4-5 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
6.2. Philippians 4:6 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
6.3. Philippians 4:7 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
7. Peace of Mind?
7.1. Overwhelmed
7.1.1. Mind racing
7.1.1.1. Pressure
7.1.2. Uncertain
7.1.2.1. Fear
7.2. Biggest form
7.2.1. Anxiety Decisions
7.2.2. Irreversibly bad decision
8. DON’T COMPLICATE IT
8.1. If it's Big enough to worry about it's big enough to pray about
8.1.1. Anxiety is signal, alerting us time to pray