The Art of Choosing

The biggest wrong choice I’ve ever made
was not choosing at all.

Most of the messes I’ve found myself in
didn’t come from taking the wrong path
but from waiting too long to take one.

It’s usually when both roads look rough,
when neither feels right, that I stall.
Tell myself I’ll decide tomorrow.

But indecision can be paralyzing.
It steals peace and feeds anxiety.
The longer I wait, the heavier it gets.

I’ve learned that clarity rarely comes first.
Movement does.
God often meets me after the step,
not always before it.

Every time I finally choose,
even when I later question it,
I find more peace in motion
than in hesitation.

Some choices are difficult because both sides have a cost.
But even then, choosing is a form of trust.
It says, God, I believe You can work through this
even if I do not get it perfect.

Faith does not always come with a map.
Sometimes it is a single step
taken with courage and prayer,
trusting that God can guide a moving heart
better than a frozen one.

I am learning that the art of choosing
is not about being right every time.
It is about being willing to move
when standing still costs too much.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.”
Proverbs 3:5–6

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