June 15th, 2023
by James Turnes
by James Turnes
You ever been to a restaurant with a menu that is the size of an encyclopedia? You ever feel overwhelmed with so many options that you sit there paralyzed not knowing what to order? I have been there.
When we lived in Indiana there was a place that we went to lunch and the menu pretty much covered everything. If you want Italian, they had it. If you wanted Mexican, they had it. Hot dogs? Coming right up. Felt in a Greek mood? They had that too. Indian? Why not. With so many choices on the menu it was very difficult to order lunch. Drive thru's can be just as exhausting.
Did you know that there is a scientific term for this feeling of anxiety and inability to decide? It is called decision fatigue.
When we lived in Indiana there was a place that we went to lunch and the menu pretty much covered everything. If you want Italian, they had it. If you wanted Mexican, they had it. Hot dogs? Coming right up. Felt in a Greek mood? They had that too. Indian? Why not. With so many choices on the menu it was very difficult to order lunch. Drive thru's can be just as exhausting.
Did you know that there is a scientific term for this feeling of anxiety and inability to decide? It is called decision fatigue.
decision fatigue - "difficulty in making a good decision experienced as a result of the number of decisions one needs to take"
Decision fatigue can rob you of your certainty. Why am I writing about this today? Because we live in a world where there is a menu of "truth" and you have your truth, I have mine, and every other human being on this planet has theirs. It can be exhausting and debilitating not knowing what or who to believe. So many are left with uncertainty.
This does not have to be this way. There is a way to know truth with certainty. That truth is God. God has not left us with an oversized menu of truth. He is very clear and concise as to where we can find this truth and we can know with certainty that it is true.
This does not have to be this way. There is a way to know truth with certainty. That truth is God. God has not left us with an oversized menu of truth. He is very clear and concise as to where we can find this truth and we can know with certainty that it is true.
"If you continue in My word, then you are truly My disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” - Jesus (John 8:31-32)
This truth that we can find is written in the Word of God. It is here that one can find truth and know truth with certainty. Decision fatigue is none existent when it comes to knowing the truth found in the pages of Scripture.
One of the greatest questions I have learned to ask as a Christian when faced with choices in this life is "What does God say about it?" After asking I stop. Listen. And read. His truth is the only one that matters. His truth is the only one that can set anyone free. Even free from decision fatigue. No need to be paralyzed with so many options. No need to live with uncertainty about the things in this life. You can know that you know that you know.
One of the greatest questions I have learned to ask as a Christian when faced with choices in this life is "What does God say about it?" After asking I stop. Listen. And read. His truth is the only one that matters. His truth is the only one that can set anyone free. Even free from decision fatigue. No need to be paralyzed with so many options. No need to live with uncertainty about the things in this life. You can know that you know that you know.
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