Last year I read a book called Yes or No that you saw on my 2014 book list a few weeks back, and I was blown away by how much truth was captured in this book. Sometimes you feel like you’re alone in the world of decision making, like everyone else around you can decide quickly, and correctly, and you are left trying to pull together all the pros and cons and still coming up empty handed. Well, that’s me at least. Then I began to dive into the idea that your everyday decisions will shape your life. What you choose will have an impact of not only yourself, but those around you.
I have always struggled with letting my Yes be yes and my No be no as we are urged in scripture. My mind is always flowing with “yeah, but why?” or “are you sure?” or “is that really the best choice?”. And while this book certainly does not satisfy my need for answers, it completely calms my fear that I am the only one in search of those loose ends to be tied before relinquishing my own decision to fate.
Every day, we are faced with many decisions that require a yes or no answer. Many of these decisions are routine. Many of these decisions we make without really giving the matter a second thought. But what happens when we are faced with major decisions – life-altering decisions – decisions that take us down paths we have never traversed before? In those moments, it helps us to understand the things that influence the decisions we make. It helps us to understand our natural decision making style. It helps us to know what questions we should be asking and what factors we should be considering to help us decide when to say yes and when to say no to the situation at hand. It’s not about following a formula, it’s about determining who we want to be, and the story we want to tell with our lives. Once I know what I love the most, I’ll know what to prioritize.
And that’s where this book landed me. As a jumping off point to what truly matters to me. How each of my decisions are either pointing someone towards Christ or away. That with every response I am either helping to usher in the Kingdom to a now but not yet world, or I am perpetuating the existence of evil within this space. It’s quite humbling to realize that I am in a place where my daily decisions effect more than just myself in my job, however, it it even more so to envision the impact my choices can have outside these walls. We are Christ’s ambassadors – called to spread His love, to go, and “do likewise” in His name so that others may be well aware of His great love and mercy. Simply knowing that my choices have such an impact is nothing unless I am aware of how I make those decisions, and what my ultimate goal is for this life. And for me, this knowledge has been immeasurably beneficial in shaping my decisions to glorify the one who created me.
On the Yes or No website, you can even take a quiz to determine your decision making style. It will come as no shock to y’all that this was my result. I mean, my entire professional career is predicated on data…
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Disclosure: I received a copy of this book to review and I was not financially compensated in any way for this post. All opinions expressed are my own and are based on my observations while reading this book.
