1. Know the Scriptures and have a spiritual relationship with God
a. Make decisions in submission to God’s sovereign will.
b. Make decisions in submission to God’s moral will.
2. Make love and concern for the good of others the motive.
3. Focus on strengths and gifts.
a. Work on your weaknesses, but make decisions based on your strengths
b. Consider other people’s strengths and weaknesses as well
4. Consider the circumstances, but don’t be mastered by them.
5. Seek counsel in three areas:
a. Biblical counsel
b. Experienced counsel
c. Best available counsel
6. General principles
a. Avoid moods
b. Separate facts from problems
c. Commit to “go for it” if you make a directional decision
d. Set a time limit
7. Danger zones
a. Not knowing where you are going
b. Answering the wrong question
c. Be sure of what you don’t know
d. Avoiding disagreement
e. Using yesterday’s battle plans
f. Avoid group-think
g. Adjust your decision if more becomes known
h. List pros and cons – being systematic is a better method than pure intuition
from the book Decision Making By The Book by Haddon W. Robinson
Available from Discovery House Publishers
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