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This week’s FMF writing prompt is: UNDECIDED 

 

 

Setting a timer for five minutes, and . . . GO. 

My youngest is in his senior year of high school and is neck deep in college and scholarship applications. When the question comes up on the screen about “intended major,” he usually marks “Undecided.” He has some ideas and areas of interest, but none strong enough to make a firm commitment just yet.

This week I submitted my fourth book manuscript to my publisher. Some of the material in this book originated nine years ago. It feels strange that it’s out of my hands now and after working on it for so long, a question begins to form at the back of my mind: “Now what?” I am undecided.

In both instances described above, I’m acutely aware that in time, the Lord will make these things known. He will make a way, open a door, clear a path, help us decide. What seems unclear now will be made known. What seems ambiguous will be made clear.

At the end of the day, these decisions about the future are minuscule compared to the most important decision of all: the decision to follow Jesus Christ. On that front, it’s impossible to remain undecided. The Bible says if we’re not for Him, we’re against Him.

And that is the only decision in life that will have eternal consequences.

STOP. 

 

Speaking of being undecided, I was blessed to go on a personal writing retreat last weekend to finish my book, and I walked to the camp store on Saturday for some ice cream. I could *not* decide which flavor I wanted so instead of getting one large, I got a small in one flavor and a junior in the other! Evidence pictured in this reel I created from my weekend away. 

 

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