Healthy Decisions

The Crisis of Decision - Matthew 26:36-46

How to CREATE Bad Decisions . . .

• Judas' decision - Matthew 26:14-16
• Peter's decision - Matthew 26:31-35
• Caiphas' decision - John 11:45-53
• Herod's decision - Luke 23:7-11
• Pilate's decision - John 18:28-38
• The Crowd - John 18:39-40

Five Decisions that will destroy your life

• Live your life as if there is no God - Proverbs 9:10
• Choose people who are spiritually foolish to be your closet friends - Proverbs 13:20
• Never learn to control your emotions - Proverbs 29:11
• Stay down once you have fallen down - Proverbs 24:16
• Fail to spend your entire life learning - Proverbs 9:9
• Bonus - Disregard God's principles about money - Proverbs 23:4-5

How to CREATE Great Decisions . . .

• The Productivity Paradox
  • We are making more decisions than ever.
  • Our attention is under unprecedented attack.
  • We are suffering from a personal energy crisis.

• 5 Choices - Ephesians 5:15-18

1. Act on the Important - Don't react to the urgent. ('be very careful how you live, not as unwise, but wise)
   
2. Go for the Extraordinary - Don't settle for ordinary. ('making the most of every opportunity')
   
3. Schedule the Big Rocks - Don't sort gravel! ('do not be foolish'
   
4. Rule your Technology - Don't let it rule you. ('understand what the will of the Lord is')
   
5. Fuel Your Fire - Don't burn out. (be filled with the Holy Spirit')

The Five Choices - The Path to Extraordinary Productivity (Kory Kongon/Adam Merrill/Leena Rinni)