Whatcha Gonna Do?

Last year on America’s Got Talent we saw a 77 year old guy who took the show with a song called Whatcha Gonna Do. It was funny but it got me to thinking. This is really a great line to think about life with. When you have to make a decision, your mind should ask you “Whatcha Gonna Do?“.

Well we all have decisions that we have to make in life. We all have our priorities. The big question is how do you figure out what’s the most important to you?

Are you a Christian? If yes, then your first priority needs to be to God. If someone doesn’t like it then you don’t need to be around them. If you are married and have a family then your family should be next in your decision making.

Remember when making decisions your marriage is your first ministry. I see a lot of people who are in ministry who put the ministry ahead of their spouse. That is 100% WRONG! That is against what God teaches. You can’t serve God in your ministry but then destroy your marriage in the process. That isn’t of God, that is of satan.

So I ask you “Whatcha Gonna Do?” Life is going to happen. We all have situations that come up. Yes we are going to make the wrong decisions from time to time but I would rather make the wrong decision than no decision at all. The reason I say it that way is because sometimes you can make the wrong decision then God can turn that bad choice into a testimony.

We want to go through life making all the right decisions but that is impossible. Even when we do make the right choices, some of those may have consequences. For example, maybe you have to turn in a friend or relative for something they are doing that you know deep down is wrong. Once you do that you may lose their friendship for a long time if not for life.

Maybe you take a new job but all the people at your old job turn on you because you are moving on. Maybe you even got promoted within the company and now all your buddies are your employees. This situation always causes conflict but you are doing what’s right for you and your family.

Maybe you are in ministry and God is calling you to start your own ministry or move to a new one. I have seen this situation destroy churches because of EGO! EGO stands for Evil Going On or Edging God Out. Either way is the truth.

So “Whatcha Gonna Do?” You have to make decisions because by making no decision you have defaulted to the wrong choice. Like for instance, Last year, you said I don’t like either candidate for president so you decided you just wouldn’t vote. So in other words you can’t complain for the next few years about the lousy job that a president may or may not do because you didn’t vote!

There are so many decisions that you have to make. It is your responsibility to make them, no one else’s. Only you can make some decisions. Some decisions will be made between you and your spouse and some even with your whole family. Either way you must make a decision before you regret not making a decision.

“Whatcha Gonna Do?” This is such a powerful question to ask yourself. Anytime you have a dilemma just ask yourself ” Whatcha Gonna Do?” with a smile. If you didn’t watch it then go to YouTube and search for that. It is funny and it may make you laugh when you need to make a decision.

Sometimes when we are in the decision making process we need to just lighten up some. Yes it may be serious but let’s not take ourselves so seriously all the time. While making good decisions let’s enjoy the journey. If you can’t enjoy the journey why bother right?

Ask God to help you make quality decisions. Ask him to give you the courage to make even the tough decisions and to stand by what you believe to be the right thing to do once you have made that decision. Ask him for guidance and wisdom on your decisions so that down the road you can look back and realize, I may not have made all the right decisions but I made enough of them that I am exactly where God was leading me the whole time!

Be Inspired or Be Left Behind!

Chris Benton