“In light of your past experience, what is the wise thing to do?” If we have struggled with internet pornography, should we get rid of internet access at home? If we have struggled with debt in the past, should we get rid of our credit cards? Is it wrong to have a credit card? No. So when you are faced with a decision, the first thing you should consider is your past. Our experiences make us who we are and predispose us to certain things. Consider the past.Įach one of us has a unique past. Once we ask the right question, there are three levels through which you should filter your decision. What we need to ask instead is this: “What is the wise thing to do?” Wisdom is the knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment, which leads to action, discernment, or insight. Each of these decision-making questions can be easily justified and bent to our will at the moment. Is it immoral? Is it right? These are great decision-making questions, but they are not what we really need to know. Is it acceptable? There’s no law against it, so it must be acceptable. How close can I go without breaking the rules? Is it legal? If it’s not illegal, it must be OK. The human condition is such that we are always pushing the boundaries. Start by asking the right decision-making questions. The passage of time allows us to see things a little more clearly, but wouldn’t it be great if we could have avoided those bad decisions in the first place? What if you could foolproof your marriage, your finances, your relationships, your life? Is there something that can help us to weigh every decision, or invitation, or business opportunity that will protect us from disaster and poor choices? Yes. We see now that we were headed down the wrong path, but in the midst of it, we were “following our heart.”
I thought I would share what I took away from his writing. Every one of us has done some things in the course of our lives that we look back on and say, “What was I thinking?” We wish we could rewrite the story. In his book The Best Question Ever, he shares his insight into the human psyche and the way we process information. Andy Stanley, author and pastor, has boiled down the process of decision-making to one question.
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