Most of the regret in our lives doesn’t come from the last domino—it comes from the first one. It started with a decision that we didn’t stop to examine. In this message, Lead Pastor Jamie Nunnally teaches us to pause and ask, “Are you sure about that?” It’s space between the dominoes that can stop the next one from falling.
Lamentations 3:40 NLT Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord.
Most regret isn’t from bad intentions—it’s from unexamined decisions.
1. What would I think about someone who made the choice that I’m about to make?
We’re really good at evaluating everyone else, yet God calls us to turn that discernment inward.
1 Corinthians 11:31 NASB But if we judged ourselves rightly, we would not be judged.
The Word of God is first a mirror to examine our own lives, not a microscope to inspect everyone else’s.
You can tell a lot about yourself by paying attention to who else is making the same choices that you are.
2. Have I gotten Godly advice?
Proverbs 12:15 NLT Fools think their own way is right, but the wise listen to others.
Proverbs 27:6 NLT Wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy.
Godly wisdom always makes room for godly voices. And if everyone agrees with you, you didn’t ask the right people.
3. Will I want to tell this story?
Haggai 1:5 MSG Take a good, hard look at your life. Think it over.
Some choices create stories you hide; others create stories you cherish. You don’t write your life story all at once. You write it choice by choice.
4. Do I really want to do this, or is this what others want me to do?
Some of the most dangerous decisions happen when we confuse God’s voice with other people’s opinions.
Romans 14:12 NLT “So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.”
Other people can advise you, but only you will give account to God for your decisions. Make sure its what you really want to do.
5. Will this glorify God?
Every decision reflects your devotion.
Matthew 5:16 NLT In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Your choices don’t just reveal what you value, they reveal who you worship.
Before a surgeon ever makes the first incision, the entire operating room pauses for what’s called a surgical time-out. Everything stops and the surgeon asks a series of critical questions. If anything is unclear, the surgery doesn’t proceed—because once the cutting starts, you can’t undo it.
The more important the mission, the more intentional the questions. God often speaks loudest in the pause we’re tempted to skip.
Are you you sure about that?