Decisions, Decisions - Flip a Coin

I sometimes have trouble making a decision - sometimes about big stuff, but often about small, piddly stuff - 

• do I go out for lunch or stay in the office and read? 
• do I work on a quilt or read a book?
• do I go to a meeting in case I need to be there or stay home and relax (ok, - that should be a no-brainer)?
• and so on and so on and so on.

I know I need to be open to God and God will lead the way.  On the big stuff, it may take lots of time and many prayers to feel God's guidance.  But for those pesky little things, what form does God's guidance take?  


I have always heard that "if you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice."  (very wise lyrics written by Neil Peart of Rush).  Unfortunately, I choose not to decide sometimes, and I really don't like "my decision" afterward - feels like wasted time.  Then, one day while watching the start of a football game, the officials tossed the coin to decide who gets the ball first - and I thought that (light bulb moment!!!) that would be a SIMPLE way to do it.  Why not flip a coin?  At least for the simple stuff.  And so I do.


So out came on old Eisenhower dollar we had.  Heads is YES, tails is NO.  Heads is QUILT, tails is READ.  And so on.

When I started doing this, I thought "this isn't a very Godly way to decide something".  But who is to say God didn't have me watch that game and pay attention to that coin toss at that very time just so I could think of the idea of a coin toss to help me.  After all, all coins do say "In God We Trust".


And, it seems to be working for me!  When I start having trouble making a decision, I flip, and do what the coin tells me.  Interestingly, sometimes I flip, the coin says one thing, and I say "Oh no - I really don't want to do that!" and do the other thing. It took a coin flip to make my head realize my heart had already made a decision.  And I have realized over time, I have less trouble making those little decisions.  My head is listening more to my heart!  Awesome!


Now, as long as I don't start worrying, "should I flip the coin or not flip the coin?", I should be OK.
Blessings,
Kat