Making Good Choices

It seems like a simple thing, if you want to be successful in life, if you want to do what is right, if you want to be a good example, if you want people to think of you as someone with integrity, then make good choices.

By “good choices,” I mean choose the good, or choose the right. One might think that a crafty business deal, that is to the detriment of others, is a good choice, and from a purely business perspective it would seem that it is. But is it? If you take into consideration, long-range planning, and a business term called “good will,” you can see that even in something as unemotional as business, choosing the right is always the best thing to do.

We all face many choices each day. Some of the choices we make may seem small and trivial, while others can have long-term effects on our lives, and others. If we make it a point each day, to recommit ourselves to choose the right, we can consciously make decisions that are good, and in so doing, we are helping our Father in Heaven build his kingdom here on earth.

Due to our recent surge in gas prices, I was making it a point to stay within the speed limit. I was doing this to try and decrease my gas consumption. As I was doing this, I realized that I never worried when I saw the highway patrol. One big blessing that comes from making good choices is the fact that you never have to worry about anyone finding out.

Let us hold back when we are angry. Let us not take advantage when we have the opportunity to do so. Let us make sacrifices for others. Let us love one another. Let us be honest in our dealings with our fellow men and women. Let us all make good choices.

Romans 5:19
For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.