Is Thinking Useless?

I’ve been thinking a lot lately. 

(Now’s when almost half of you say “uh-oh” and almost another half sarcastically laugh, “seriously, you, think?”, leaving just a smidgen of people who thought absolutely nothing but, “she’s been thinking a lot lately”.) 

Do you ever wonder why you do things that you do? I do. Not all the time, but a lot lately.

Things like, 

Why did I buy that? 

Why did I say that? 

Did I need to go there? 

Should I have done this? 

Should I stay? 

Should I move on? 

Why did I stop? 

Why didn’t I do that the first time?

Everything has a consequence, whether good or bad, and sometimes I look at the consequences of my actions and ask myself, “In the end, was that really the best thing? Was it worth it?”

I love it when I can adamantly shout “YES, THAT WAS SO, TOTALLY WORTH IT”. But sometimes I wonder. Can I do it better in the future? If that situation arises again, do I want to respond the same way, differently, at all?

Since every decision has a lasting impact on our lives (and often those around us) I want to be so careful when I make choices. I want to do what glorifies God the most. I really, truly do. 

Today my daddy read some scripture to our family, and it made me smile. I was reminded that I can think through everything a trillion times, but

 Unless the LORD builds the house,
   the builders labor in vain.
Unless the LORD watches over the city,
   the guards stand watch in vain. (Psalm 127)

Unless GOD, my thinking is useelessss.

I can question and ponder and debate away, but if God is not in it, it’s nothing. End. Of. Story.

So, instead of puttering around with a spinning head, I’m gonna do my best to continually set my sight on God, and let Him build my life, so that it’s not in vain.

Will you join me?