Do you struggle to make decisions?

Do you ever feel stressed, anxious, or exhausted by the barrage of choices you have to make on a daily basis?

If that's you, you're in good company. For many Christians, decision fatigue is a daily reality,

a challenge compounded by questions related

to God's will, our desires, and his sovereignty over everything that happens to us.

In our interview today, Amy Joseph and I discuss the theological framework that we all need

to make decisions that honor God and conform us to his image.

Amy spent many years directing women's discipleship and ministry at Redeemer Presbyterian Church

and is currently serving alongside her husband to plant a church in San Diego, California.

She's also the author of Demystifying Decision Making, a practical guide from Crossway.

Let's get started.

Well, Amy, thank you so much for joining me today on the Crossway podcast.

It's such a joy to be here.

Thanks for having me.

So today we're going to talk about decision making, how to think about it, how to do it,

why it's so hard for us sometimes. But before we go there, I wonder if we could start with,

have you ever struggled with stress or anxiety related to decision making in your own life?

Yes, absolutely.

I, in fact, when I first had our, when our children were little, it just felt like it was

hard to even decide what to make for lunch.

Just because life was so fast-paced and so, I didn't have time to think, my brain

was exhausted all the time, even just to figure out what to make from my children

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