Why Our Daily Decisions Matter More Than We Think...

Let’s talk about something that doesn’t always get a lot of airtime, but quietly shapes the course of our lives:

The small choices. The little compromises. The every day “it’s not a big deal” moments.

Because no one wakes up one day and says:

“I think I’ll wreck my marriage today.”

“I think I’ll walk away from Jesus today.”

“I think I’ll compromise everything I once stood for.”

No. It never starts like that.

It starts with a thousand tiny choices.

The little unchecked thoughts, the justifications, the shortcuts that feel easier, the voice that says “you deserve this” or “no one will know.”

It starts with rushing through our quiet time. With letting our prayer life grow cold. With slowly convincing ourselves that our feelings are more trustworthy than God's truth.

The Forbidden Fruit Always Looks Pretty.

Let’s go back to the garden for a second. Genesis 3:6 says:

“When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it.”

The fruit looked good. It looked convenient. It looked harmless.

And isn’t that still the strategy of the enemy today?

He doesn’t often tempt us with obviously evil things. He tempts us with things that feel right in the moment:

It’s just a flirty text. No harm done.

It’s just skipping church one week. I’m tired.

It’s just venting, not gossip.

It’s just a break from discipline. I deserve rest.

But slowly, those “justs” become patterns.

And those patterns become habits.

And those habits shape who we’re becoming.

You know what’s wild?

We’re always sowing something. Every day.

“Do not be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever one sows, that will he also reap.”

— Galatians 6:7

You don’t get a harvest without planting seeds.

And yet so often, we want the fruit of peace without planting the seeds of prayer.

We want the fruit of joy without watering our lives in God’s presence.

We want a life that stands strong in storms — but we’ve built our root system on convenience, not commitment.

“They have no root, and so they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes… they quickly fall away.”

— Mark 4:17

We live in a world that values flexibility over faithfulness, and it shows.

People don’t want to commit to church.

Or to real community.

Or to the daily discipline of surrender.

But listen: the things of God grow slowly, not conveniently.

You don’t microwave depth. You cultivate it — little by little, day by day.

The Enemy Doesn’t Need a Door — Just a Foothold.

The Bible warns us:

“Do not give the devil a foothold.”

— Ephesians 4:27

A foothold isn’t a full-on open door.

It’s a crack.

A window left unlatched.

A little compromise. A little bitterness. A little secrecy.

But those little things grow.

And what we tolerate today can take over tomorrow.

The enemy is not creative — he just waits for our guard to be down.

He appeals to the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life (1 John 2:16), just like he did in the garden.

And if we are not actively resisting — we are passively surrendering.

So, What Do We Do?

The call isn’t to hustle harder or try to “sin less.”

The call is to abide.

“Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine… so neither can you unless you abide in Me.”

— John 15:4

We need daily time in God’s presence.

We need the Word to shape us more than culture does.

We need the Holy Spirit to be our guide, not our last resort.

Every day, we wake up with a choice:

Will I sow into my Spirit or my flesh?

Will I listen to the voice of Truth or the voice of temptation?

Will I feed the roots or feed the feelings?

Faithfulness Looks Like 1,000 Small Yeses

Faithfulness doesn’t always feel flashy.

It looks like staying in the Word when you’re tired.

It looks like confessing that sin before it grows roots.

It looks like community even when you’d rather isolate.

It looks like choosing conviction over convenience — again and again and again.

Because you don’t stumble into a godly life.

You build it — one small, surrendered decision at a time.

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

— Galatians 6:9

The next big decision in your life may seem far away.

But how you live today is forming the soil it will grow in.

So stay close to Jesus.

Guard your heart.

Don’t trade intimacy with God for temporary indulgence.

Don’t give the enemy a foothold.

Sow into the Spirit. Plant deep roots. Say yes to holiness, even when it’s hard.

And remember — He’s not asking for perfection. He’s asking for presence.

He just wants you to walk with Him.