Choices That Make a Difference
For Women Who Desire God’s Best
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Chapter 1
TO WALK WORTHY
Choosing! It can be challenging. We all are faced with making decisions on a daily basis. One of our sons used to say, “How can I ever choose a wife? I can’t even pick out my sox!”
The choices we make; some are quite inconsequential but some will affect our lives forever. Jim and Susan moved a great distance to find an improved life. This “improvement” brought many challenges and heartaches -a job that failed, children who had difficulty making the adjustments to a new school and a new church and a dream home that was anything but. This was a choice they lived to regret. You have heard stories like this as well. Perhaps you have had experiences with choices you regret. Would you consider with me some “Choices That Make a Difference”?
This chapter is about walking worthy and how this applies to making choices. Remember our reference book is God’s word and we will be using it to guide us in our choice making. We are so inclined to look everywhere except to the One who has all the answers. We begin by turning to Ephesians 4:1 where Paul instructs the reader to “walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called.” Just being a woman, a wife and a mother is a God-given assignment-a calling. That’s a vocation that deserves that every step would be a worthy step which brings us to our first choice- “Walking Worthy”.
Walking is all about taking steps. We read in Psalm 119:133 “Order my steps in thy word and do not let any iniquity have dominion over me.” This prayer is a great place to begin everyday. Let’s take some worthy steps together.
STEP 1 – To walk BEFORE Him and be blameless. Genesis 17
Our “walk” begins in Genesis, chapter 17 verse 1. God said to Abraham, “I am God Almighty, walk BEFORE me and be blameless.” (We will be looking into 5 verses. Please notice the preposition in each phrase.) Walking “before” someone means you are under their watchful eye, as a parent watches a child. This loving and guiding principle affects the walk of the child.
Likewise, Abraham did desire to merit God’s smile on his life...
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About the Book
Beverly has a burden for women who are suffering today from some very unfortunate choices. How many choices do you make in a day? More than you can remember. There are some choices that make an immense impact on every tomorrow. In CHOICES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE, Beverly will lead you into the words from God's Book that can assist you in every choice you make.
About the Author
Beverly T. Mattox, author, teacher, pastor's wife , is a graduate of Baptist Bible Seminary, Johnson City, NY. She and her husband have been in the ministry for over 50 years. She is a mother of four, grandmother of eight and great grandmother of eight. Presently she teaches a Ladies Sunday School Class and assists her husband in the Senior Saints Ministry at Central Baptist Church, Binghamton, NY. This is Beverly's second book.