Choices

Today's sermon was great, & so was LifeGroup. I was looking at the notes & discussion questions, & 2 of them really made me think. #5 is, "What are some important decisions you either are thankful you made or regret?" In 2001 I made a decision to leave Eastern New Mexico University. It was hard & I had lots of reasons not to. I was there on a football scholarship, had some great teammates & friends, & was 1 year from graduation. However, I was buried deep in sin, & knew I had to do something to help myself. I didn't know it at the time, but God was pouring out so much grace & love for me. His plans are always perfect & good. My mother invited me back into her home, despite of all I had done. I went to McMurry, played football again & graduated. I turned my will & life over to Jesus Christ, and became a new creation. I've been blessed by countless people. I was given a great job, fell in love with a Proverbs 31 woman & married her, and we have a beautiful baby boy. I don't deserve any of this, but God is so good. Everyday we make a lot of choices. Most of them we don't even realize. I learned to trust God, & chose Him in 2002. He chose me long before I was even born. Question #6 is, "Have any of the choices you've made to follow God produced regrets?" This one just makes me smile. There's been times when I'm fearful, doubtful, or flat-out disobiedient, but God is good, & He knows the plans. Jeremiah 29:11


-Webb