It’s Your Choice – Bible Study

IT’S YOUR CHOICE

God created us with the freedom to choose. That freedom is both a gift and a responsibility. What you decide, how you think, what you pursue, and who you trust will shape the direction of your life. In this study, we will explore how our daily choices can draw us closer to God, strengthen our faith, and align our lives with His purpose.

THE BEAUTY AND BURDEN OF CHOICE

From the very beginning, God gave us the dignity of choice. Choice is an incredible gift that reflects His image in us, but every choice also carries eternal weight and real consequences.

Deuteronomy 30:19
“I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live.”

Genesis 2:16–17
“And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, ‘You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.’”

Joshua 24:15
“And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

Proverbs 14:12
“There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.”

Galatians 6:7–8
“Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.”

Matthew 7:13–14
“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.”

What are some of the biggest choices you’ve made, and how have they shaped your life?

Which easy but destructive choices are you most tempted to make right now, and how can you resist them?

How does knowing that every choice has eternal weight change the way you approach daily decisions?

How does God’s gift of choice reflect His love and His desire for a real relationship with us?

THE GREATEST CHOICE

The greatest choice we will ever make is whether or not to receive Jesus as our Lord and Saviour. This decision will direct all the other choices we make.

John 3:16
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

John 14:6
“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’”

Acts 4:12
“And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

Romans 10:9–10
“Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.”

2 Corinthians 5:17
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”

Galatians 2:20
“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”

Have you personally made the choice to receive Jesus as your Lord and Saviour? If not, what’s holding you back?

What fears or doubts come up when you think about fully surrendering your life to Christ?

What’s one area of your life where you need to choose Jesus over something else?

How does the truth that Jesus is “the way, the truth, and the life” guide your daily decisions?

CHOOSE TO LOVE

Love is not a passing feeling but an intentional choice, it’s an action and a command that reflects the very heart of God.

John 13:34–35
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

1 Corinthians 13:4–7
“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”

Colossians 3:14
“And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.”

1 John 4:7–8
“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.”

1 Peter 4:8
“Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.”

Matthew 22:37–39
“And he said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”

When you think of love as a choice and not just a feeling, how does that reshape your view of relationships?

How does biblical love differ from the way culture defines love?

How do you usually respond when loving someone is hard or inconvenient?

How can you choose love intentionally this week in one specific relationship?

CHOOSE GOD’S WISDOM

The world offers many opinions, but only God’s wisdom can light our path, guide our decisions, and lead us into life.

James 1:5
“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.”

Proverbs 9:10
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.”

Proverbs 3:5–6
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”

Colossians 3:16-17
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”

Ephesians 5:15–16
“Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.”

When faced with a big decision, how do you usually choose where to seek wisdom?

What impact have past choices made when you ignored God’s wisdom?

How might your daily decisions change if the word of Christ were to “dwell richly” in you?

What area of your life needs God’s wisdom most in guiding your choices right now?

CHOOSE TO GROW IN HOLINESS

Choosing holiness means choosing to grow and setting our lives apart for God and allowing the Spirit to shape us into the likeness of Christ.

1 Peter 1:15–16
“But as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, ‘You shall be holy, for I am holy.’”

Hebrews 12:14
“Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.”

Philippians 3:13–14
“Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”

2 Peter 3:18
“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.”

Romans 12:1–2
“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

Colossians 1:10
“So as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.”

2 Timothy 2:20-21
“Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable. Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.”

What choices do you see the Spirit calling you to make in order to grow more into the likeness of Christ?

How can you make daily decisions that reflect presenting your body as a living sacrifice?

What choice do you need to make about what to leave behind in order to press forward toward God’s calling?

What decision can you make this week to actively pursue holiness?

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