A man’s consistency is what gives a woman security. When he’s consistent; she feels confident. When he’s inconsistent, she begins to worry because she’s not sure what he’ll do next. A. R. Bernard
The Struggle
There you are, having a good day and then you get that phone call. You know the one. It can change your mood and your whole day. What do you do at that moment? For me, in those moments, I have my go-to fast food places. I’m working on eating healthier, and part of that is in those moments, I have to make better decisions.
Do you struggle with making quality decisions? Do you find yourself in something similar to the above situation? How do you handle those times? A lot of us struggle when something doesn’t plan out the way that we thought. Can we maintain the course and make the decisions in the heat of the moment? That’s consistency.
Consistency is the firmness of character. It’s being able to make quality decisions time and again. Not being moved by circumstances or “a bad day.”
A lot of us struggle with making quality decisions. When we struggle, it makes it hard for us to be trusted. It’s hard for a woman to trust her husband if his decisions are going to be all over the place. Can God trust us with his instructions, or will we make our when things get hard?
We don’t want to be people that make quality decisions when the powers that be watching, but then make poor decisions the rest of the time.
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If we want to begin to become consistent, then it starts with us making choices. The choices we make today are what impact our tomorrow. Here are 4 steps we can use to help us make better choices and become a person of consistent character.
Visualize where you want to go.
To become a more consistent person we have to know what that looks like. What do we want our future to look like? What goals have we set? When we know where we want to go, then we’re able to make consistent decisions that line up with the vision we have.
Recognize the power behind the decision.
Before you make a decision, you have to understand the effects of your choice. Any decision that you make causes a chain of events to happen. Know that there aren’t throw away or small decisions that don’t matter.
Don’t ask too many people.
You don’t have to ask people what they think. It makes it even more difficult to make a decision when you are caught up in other people’s opinions about what’s best for you. If you ask five people what they think you should do, you will most likely get five different rants of advice. And the feedback will likely lead to confusion and second-guessing. You need to be able to make your own decision and then act on it.
Align your life with your core values.
Decisions you make based on your core values create motivational alignment. So make your decisions based on whether or not they align with your highest values, passions, and priorities, or it’s not going to feel like you made the right choice.
Begin to implement some of the above things into your life and you will see yourself become a more consistent person.
Discussion Question:
What are you doing to become a more consistent person?
