Ten Principles of Decision-Making

We talked with Kate McCord on Chris Fabry Live!, author of In the Land of Blue Burqas. She sold everything, gave up her lucrative job, and moved to Afghanistan. We came up with some principles for decision-making from her experience that may help you. This is for when you feel God is telling you one thing and people around you are saying another.
Plug in with God and his Word. Stay plugged in.Be plugged in with the body of believers.Submit to God by submitting to your authorities. Don't just hear them out, listen to them.What are your motives? Are you making a decision because God is saying this or you want God to let you do what you want to do?Whatever the decision, you will need the support of people who love you. Don't abandon them or isolate yourself from that support.Give yourself time. If you are forced to make a decision on the spot without time to pray and process, wait.You must count the cost. Others can help you see the true cost of the decision you're making and help you see the implications for yourself and those you love.When you make a decision with your life as a child, you bring your parents along with you, whether you like it or not. Consider them while making the decision.This is not just about your life, it's really about GOD. Allow him to work. Give him the opportunity to do something big. If you take things by the horn and wrestle this decision to the ground, you don't allow him the time or place to affirm and approve the decision.Take things one step at a time. Have a plan for where you want to be down the road, but allow God to guide you through the doors he wants to open when he wants to open them.