Proverbs 18:18

The book of Proverbs gives us a lot of instruction on a lot of different subjects. One subject that can keep us in God’s wisdom is Godly Follower-ship. Who we follow; where we follow; how we follow are all spoken about in Proverbs. Here is one of them about decisions:

Proverbs 18:18 (NASV)

The cast lot puts an end to strife And decides between the mighty ones.

Proverbs 18:18 (ESV)

The lot puts an end to quarrels

and decides between powerful contenders.

Sometimes an arbitrary decision making process is not a bad decision making process. When you have two "mighty ones" it might be easier to just let the "roll of the dice" decide. The casting of lots is not, however, simply a "roll of the dice." The "casting of lots" is not only an actual method to decide something, it is also, in this proverb, a metaphor for trusting God's sovereign rule to make the decisions rather than sheer might. "Tossing" the decision to God is the best way to handle some strife. Do we have enough faith to trust God to make decisions? The ability to express your decisions via God's sovereign plan is an extreme expression of faith. Solomon is teaching us to allow God to make decisions in our lives, especially when the decisions are between two good things (two mighty ones). God wants us to trust Him for our hard decisions. He wants us to trust Him for every decision.  Have you ever had someone make a decision about you and not favored that decision?  You might think about a job promotion you were hoping to receive and it isn’t given.   Can we, in that moment, accept God’s sovereignty over all decisions?   That is tough to do but our lack of acceptance does not make it untrue.   God sovereignty over decisions is a basic belief all believers must embrace and be excited to belief.