THE LEADER'S DIARY

Good Decision Making, Beyond Human Rationality

Recently I had to do some proofreading for someone and I promised to deliver it that day which happened to be an evening church service day. By the time I ought to be going for the church service, I had barely finished the proofreading so I 'rationally' thought that I could just buy off some church service time so as to ensure that I completed the proofreading: a decision that my spirit didn't buy to. By the time I was done, church service was over and I felted very angry and unrest with myself. but the matter became worst when all of a sudden rain began to fall and I was caught between going back home, which was closer and delivering the proofread work. Either way, I was going to be beaten by the rain! Just then I fully realised my folly because had it been I went for the service, I would not be beaten by the rain and would still have completed the proofreading while waiting for the rain to subside. Well, it was already an analysis too late as I ran helplessly under the heavy storm  with no shelter nearby to protect me and no vehicle willing to stop to my rescue. All I prayed was, "Lord, forgive me my trespasses and have mercy on me!" and God indeed  had mercy because I had in the bag with me a laptop, a mobile phone and all my original certificates(both academic and business) among other documents but none was destroyed by the storm that lasted lasted for more than an hour. Glory to God!

Here is the lesson: regardless of how rational we may be as mortals, we really can't know all but there is God's Spirit(The Holy Spirit) that bears witness with our spirit as believers. He is called the Spirit of Truth because He knows and can reveal all truth. But it is left to us to either follow the leading of the Spirit or our own human faculty. But let it be known that the human spirit is fallible but the Holy Spirit is infallible. You too can have Holy Spirit in you. All it takes is believing, accepting and confessing Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour.

©GLIFE Foundation International