matthew 12:30. indecisiveness “to be wishy/washy” “to hem & haw around” “to beat...

MATTHEW 12:30

Indecisiveness• “to be wishy/washy”• “to hem & haw around”• “to beat around the bush”• “to straddle the fence”

Indecisiveness• “No root” Matthew 13:20,21

•Unstable- Ephesians 4:14–James 1:8;4:8

–2 Peter 3:16

God asks us to exercise the freedom

of our minds & choose to obey HIM• Joshua 24:14• 1 Kings 18:21

More is Needed Than a “One-Time Decision” to Obey

Faithfulness to God requires constant determination, decisiveness, resoluteness

Many Guilty of “Temporizing”

• "to compromise or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision" (American Heritage Dictionary).

INDECISIVENESS ENDS UP BEING THE SAME

AS HOSTILITY TO GOD• Our characters are the cumulative

product of every "little" choice we have made.• Matthew 7:24-27

By Our Indecision we offer an offensive,

disgusting Insult to the Lord

•Revelation 3:15,16 “vomit you out of My mouth”

Failing to make a decisive choice

shows us UNFIT FOR THE KINGDOM

• Luke 9:57-62

Ultimately No Middle Ground!

• Not to decide FOR the Lord is to decide AGAINST Him!• Matthew 6:24• Romans 6:16• Luke 6:46

We need to “gird up our minds”

• 1 Peter 1:13• Luke 16:4• We need to take control of the

emotional feelings that threaten to overthrow our sober decisions

It is Not Necessary to “Hit Bottom” before

we Take Charge of Our Decisions

• “Prodigal son” • Luke 15:17-19

What Decisions Are We Putting Off:

• Daily Bible Study & Prayer?• Personal Evangelism & Edification• Rectifying Wrongs & Broken

Relationships• Coming Back to The Lord?• Obeying the Gospel?

Unmade Decisions Are a Ticking Time

Bomb!•Attitude Has to be:

• I MUST! I CAN! I WILL!

Jesus had to choose to die for

our sins!•Hebrews 5:8,9

•Philippians 2:8

In Gethsemane He was Making up His Mind to go to The

Cross!• Luke 9:51; 12:50• John 12:27• Matthew 26:36-46

Jesus is only asking us to do with Him what He did for us•MAKE THE RIGHT

DECISION•Matthew 16:24

Jesus will Deny Those who have not been Decisively FOR

HIM•Matthew 7:21-23•Hebrews 4:7