The 5 Choices That Will Make or Break Your Life
You are exactly where your choices have taken you. The question is: where are they taking you next?
Here's a truth that's both liberating and terrifying: You are where you are because of the choices you've made.
Not because of bad luck. Not because of other people. Not because life's unfair (though sometimes it is). But because of the accumulated weight of hundreds of small decisions that have brought you to this exact moment.
The good news? The same power that got you here can take you somewhere completely different.
Every choice you make today is either moving you closer to the life you want or further away from it. Closer to God or further from Him. Closer to your purpose or further from it.
So how do you make sure you're choosing well? Let me break down the five most critical choices you'll make—not just once, but every single day.
Choice #1: Choose Christ Daily (Not Just Once)
Here's something nobody tells you when you first become a Christian: salvation is a one-time decision, but discipleship is a daily one.
You can't coast on a decision you made years ago. Just like marriage doesn't run on autopilot after the wedding, following Christ requires daily recommitment.
Every morning, you wake up and choose: Will Jesus actually be Lord of my life today, or just a nice concept I agree with?
Think about it this way: Mark 16:26 asks, "What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?" When you start living in light of eternity instead of just getting through the day, everything changes.
Your priorities shift.
Your values realign.
Your definition of success gets rewritten.
Daily question to ask yourself: "Am I building something that will last beyond this life, or am I just chasing temporary wins?"
Choice #2: Choose Your Race (And Stop Running Someone Else's)
You have a unique purpose. A specific race set before you by God. And one of the biggest mistakes you can make is spending your life running someone else's race.
We do this all the time:
Comparing our journey to someone else's highlight reel
Chasing goals that look good on paper but don't align with our calling
Trying to be someone God never designed us to be
Ephesians 5:15 says to "live life purposefully and worthily and accurately, not as the unwise and witless, but as sensible and intelligent people."
Translation? Figure out YOUR race and run THAT one.
Yes, we all share two fundamental callings: love God with everything and love others as ourselves. But beyond that, God has a specific assignment for you that no one else can fulfill.
Real talk: If you died tomorrow, what would be left undone that only you could do? That's your race. Start running it.
Choice #3: Choose to Be an Overcomer (Because Quitting Is Not an Option)
Life will knock you down. That's not pessimism—it's reality.
You'll face rejection. Failure. Disappointment. Betrayal. Loss. Seasons where it feels like everything is falling apart.
Here's what separates people who live great lives from those who don't: they refuse to quit.
Proverbs 24:16 puts it perfectly: "For though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again."
Notice it doesn't say "if" they fall. It says "though" they fall. Falling is expected. Getting back up is what matters.
And here's something that will shift your perspective: The enemy isn't fighting you because of where you are. He's fighting you because of where you're going.
If you were insignificant, he'd leave you alone. The fact that you're facing resistance means you're headed somewhere that threatens him. That means God has something big planned for you.
With a God as big as ours, it's always too soon to quit.
Choice #4: Choose Your Words (Because They're Creating Your Future)
Your mouth is like a steering wheel for your life. You go in the direction you speak.
Proverbs says, "The tongue has the power of life and death." Not metaphorically. Actually.
Your words are either:
Speaking life or death over your marriage
Building up or tearing down your kids
Creating possibility or limitation in your future
Inviting God's presence or pushing it away
Stop talking about what's wrong and start declaring what you want to be right.
Instead of: "I'm so broke."
Try: "God is my provider, and He's opening doors."
Instead of: "My marriage is falling apart."
Try: "God is restoring my marriage and teaching us how to love each other better."
Instead of: "I'll never get past this."
Try: "This is hard, but I'm overcoming it one day at a time."
This isn't toxic positivity. It's faith. It's speaking to your situation the way God speaks—calling things that are not as though they were.
Today is a day of new beginnings. Start talking like it.
Choice #5: Choose Your People (Because You Become Who You Hang With)
Show me your five closest friends, and I'll show you your future.
You become like the people you spend the most time with. Their habits become your habits. Their mindset becomes your mindset. Their ceiling becomes your ceiling.
This isn't about being snobby or cutting people off. It's about being strategic about who has access to your ear, your time, and your heart.
The Bible is clear on this:
"If two shall agree in prayer, whatever they ask in my name, I will do it."
"A three-strand cord is not easily broken."
Translation? You need people who:
Push you toward God, not away from Him
Speak life into your situations
Challenge you to be better
Celebrate your wins instead of competing with you
Pray with you, not just for you
No one succeeds alone. Choose your tribe wisely.
How to Actually Make Good Decisions (A Practical Guide)
Okay, so you understand the five critical choices. But how do you make sure you're choosing well in the moment? Here's your decision-making framework:
1. Consult God's Word
Ask yourself:
What does the Bible say about this?
Will this decision honor God?
Will it cause another believer to stumble?
2. Follow the Holy Spirit's Leadership
You're hardwired from heaven to hear from God. Learn to listen to that inner witness. Develop your ability to discern His voice.
3. Keep Your Mind Renewed Daily
This isn't a one-time event. Your mind needs daily recalibration to God's truth, or the world's narrative will reprogram you by default.
4. Pray Before You Decide
If you're facing a big decision, don't move forward without praying through it. Seriously. Stop and pray first.
5. Apply the Peace Test
When you make a decision, is there peace in your heart? Philippians 4:7 talks about "the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding."
Inward peace overrides outward problems. If you don't have peace, that's God's way of saying "not yet" or "not this."
The Reality About Decision-Making
Here's the truth: Good decisions move you forward. Bad decisions move you backward. No decision leaves you stuck.
Indecision is still a decision—it's choosing to stay where you are.
And here's what most people don't realize: You don't need perfect information to make good decisions. You just need to be moving in the right direction and willing to course-correct along the way.
God can steer a moving ship. He can't steer one that's sitting in the harbor.
Today Is the Day
Deuteronomy 30:19 says it plainly: "I have set before you life and death, blessing and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live."
Choose life.
Not Monday. Not when you feel ready. Not when circumstances are perfect.
Today.
Your choices today are creating your tomorrow. Your decisions this week are shaping your next year. The habits you're forming right now are building your future.
So what's it going to be?
Will you choose Christ today—actually let Him lead?
Will you run your race instead of someone else's?
Will you get back up one more time?
Will you speak life into your situation?
Will you surround yourself with people who make you better?
The power is in your hands. Choose well.
Because in these five choices lies the difference between just surviving and actually thriving. Between a life of regret and a life of purpose. Between merely existing and truly living the great life God designed for you.
The choice is yours. What will you choose today?