Day 4 – Have a Decided Heart
The fourth principle in our series this week: “I have a decided heart”
A wise man once said, ‘A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.’ Knowing this to be true, I am taking my first step today. The power to control direction belongs to me. Today I will begin to exercise that power. My course has been charted. My destiny is assured. I have a decided heart. I am passionate about my vision for the future. I will awaken every morning with an excitement about the new day and its opportunity for growth and change. My thoughts and actions will work in a forward motion. I will freely give my vision for the future to others, and as they see the belief in my eyes, they will follow me. I will lay my head on my pillow at night happily exhausted, knowing that I have done everything within my power to move the mountains in my path. As I sleep, the same dream that dominates my waking hours will be with me in the dark. Yes, I have a dream. It is a great dream, and I will never apologize for it. My hopes, my passions, my vision for the future are my very existence. I have a decided heart. I will not wait. I know that the purpose of analysis is to come to a conclusion. I have tested the angles. I have measured the probabilities. And now I have made a decision with my heart. I am not timid. I will move now and not look back. I do not procrastinate. All my problems become smaller when I confront them. If I touch a thistle with caution, it will prick me, but if I grasp it boldly, its spines crumble into dust. I will not wait. I am passionate about my vision for the future. My course has been charted. My destiny is assured. I have a decided heart.
Excerpt taken from The Traveler’s Gift
I meet many people in life that simply cannot make a decision. No matter how large or small the dilemma, they can’t make a decision. In fact what normally happens is they waste all of their energy on talking about making a decision or about how unbelievably wrong the situation is yet they never DECIDE on something. I believe in decision making. Throughout my years of leadership, in both business and ministry, I’ve learned a principle that I believe in firmly when dealing with decisions: more grace is shown to those that make decisions, period. If you have noticed it is also much easier to work with someone that decides. They may not get it right every time but at least you know that person has a direction and a vision. What I’ve found in dealing with people that have an undecided heart is that they simply have no direction or vision in life. Take a look in the mirror for a second. Do you have a decided heart? Are you a decision maker? Or have you allowed yourself to simply be tossed to and fro in the waves of life. Do you live with a passion of vision or do you live allowing others to make your life’s decisions for you? Many fear the consequences of making decisions. I would much rather deal with the consequences of a decided heart than an undecided one. An undecided heart paints a very dim picture at the very least. Friend, have a decided heart. Know where you are headed then make adjustments as needed. Learn from decisions that you make and apply those lessons to your next decision. Don’t think too much. Make a decision and move forward. Have a decided heart.
