Mistakes are Powerful Lessons.

Proverbs 24:16

Decisions impact our lives on a daily basis, and our decisions are categorized into good or bad,although we often make bad decisions, our mistakes are powerful lessons. Sometimes we make bad decisions that are not in alignment with the will of God. Nevertheless, God can take those bad decisions and turn it for our good. However, if we can’t see how God is helping us to learn from our mistakes, then we may miss out on an invaluable lesson.

We may not be able to change the results of our actions, but we can change how we react to them. This happens when we take the first step to assess our decisions and/or actions, acknowledge where we went wrong, and seek to make better choices.

One way to make better choices, is to consult with God in prayer before you do anything. Prayer makes a difference, because you are telling God that you want him to be involved in your decision making. Moreover, praying to God establishes a conversation in which God can tell you where you went wrong, and how you can improve next time around. Please note, if you are going through the same situations repeatedly, it means that you have not yet learnt an important lesson. Pay attention to patterns in recurrences and seek to change them.