Lifelines

I hope to get back to normal thoughts soon. I find myself spending ridiculous amounts of time checking labels on foods, running to the computer to check if ingredients are gluten-free, and rethinking/reworking meals and recipes. If you've dropped by Recipes4me recently, you have an idea. Thanks to everyone who has offered links, suggestions, etc.

Have you ever watched the television show, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? The contestant is asked questions and given 4 answers to each. When he finds himself unsure of the correct answer, he can use a lifeline. A lifeline can be the audience, a friend, or 2 of the wrong answers will be eliminated, leaving 2 choices instead of 4.

Life is like this. Along the way, we make choices. Sometimes we choose wisely. Other times not. We receive plenty of information and input to help us along this journey. Some may be striving to achieve fortune, as in the t.v. show. Others success in business. Many operate in survival mode, hoping they don't run out of lifelines, knocking out their chances at life.

In the televised gameshow, eliminating choices helps to minimize the chance of making an error. In society, have we caused ourselves greater destruction in allowing the all-ecompassing "tolerance" stand? We can now choose destructive lifestyles that should never have been allowed as an option.

Getting feedback from the audience often seems like a wise choice. The few times I've watched the program, the majority of the audience picks the right answer. "There is wisdom in a multitude of counselors."

Who is our audience? Where do we seek guidance in making decisions? Peers? Do we watch and listen to the media, where perversion begins to appear normal? Everyone does and acts this way so as long as the majority seems to accept this it is ok to do?

Who is the lifeline that we choose as our closest confidant? Contestants choose friends or family members they believe will have expertise or knowledge in subjects. They can then choose to call on that person to ask the question and receive that person's answer. Then they have the choice of using it or not.

How many of us walk through life without having a sure lifeline? It seems obvious to me that God is the perfect, one and only lifeline to run to for help in making life choices. When we are in close contact with Him, we don't have to ask as often. The choices are clear. But when we are stumped, do we dial him up in prayer to ask? And when He gives us the answer, do we accept it? Or do we doubt and say, um...no, I think I'll go with this answer over hear. The audience groans at the response, knowing full well, the person just chose the wrong answer. Is this the day he will be eliminated from the game of life? Could he have stayed in the game a little longer, been more successful, if he'd only listened to his lifeline?