God's Will: Blueprint or Game Plan?
Message #3

December 17-18, 2005
Dr Larry Osborne

God’s Decision Tree Decision Cycle

                           Scripture
                                   
       Holy Spirit's               Wise Counsel
     Inner Prompting                
                                       

How To Make Some Really Bad Decisions


1) Trust your feelings above all else. (The “Inner Peace” Trap)
        _{^{1 Corinthians 4:4     Proverbs 12:15  &  14:12     Romans 1:28-32}}



2) Put out a fleece. (The “Strange Circumstances” Trap)
        _{^{Judges 6:36-40  &  8:22-27     Acts 16:4-12  &  1 Corinthians 16:5-9}}



3) Don’t bother God with obvious decisions.
       (The “No Brainer” Trap)
        _{^{Joshua 9:1-27     John 8:44     2 Thessalonians 2:9-12}}


4) Confuse faith with optimism.
       (The “Head In The Sand” Trap)
        _{^{Hebrews 11:6}}


5) Ask God what – forget to ask when. (The “Timing” Trap)
        _{^{Acts 7:20-36}}



6) Ignore your spouse. (The “Sleep On The Couch” Trap)
        _{^{1 Peter 3:7     1 Samuel 25:1-42}}