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Bold Decisions

Luke  15:12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

The story of the Prodigal Son in the Bible is well known for the illustration of mercy and forgiveness. However, there's a part we often times ignore, which is the fact that the Son had come of age in making a bold decision. Now, his decision wasn't wrong, his mode of lifestyle after his decision was made was the wrong thing. The elder brother never asked anything, as a matter of fact, the elder brother felt marginalized when he returned after squandering all the money bequeathed to him. Even the fatted calf which was fattened for a great occasion was killed at the 'Prodigal Son's' return. Reading the verse, 15:29 "And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:" , you see the elder brother complaining of not getting any thing from the father for years. Now this is so touching, the elder brother never got anything simply because he never took a bold decision to ask!. He never asked!. He simply must have expected to get something from the father by the father knowing what to do. Things don't happen because you feel they should, they happen because you take deliberate steps. Don't be like the first son who never took the bold decision to ask. Be bold and intentional in your attitude towards life. Ask, Set out to get. Life sometimes isn't 'fair', you get what you deliberately go for. Do have a great day ahead😀

(Daily Nuggets with Tobi  Adebayo)

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