Page 48 Should I get an undergraduate degree, a masters degree, or a doctorate? What job should I apply for and accept? Should I seek a job promotion or a raise? If so, when and how? Where should I live? Should I rent, buy, or build a house? Should I get married? Who should I marry? If I marry, should I have kids? How many kids should I have? Should I use birth control? If so, what type of birth control? Should I have a home birth, use a midwife, or have a hospital birth? In what manner should I raise my children? Should I discipline them? If so, how and when should I discipline them? Should I home school, send them to private school or public school? What foods should I eat and what foods should I avoid? Should I exercise? If so, how, how often, when, and where? When I’m sick, should I see a doctor, believe God, take medicine or natural supplements? How should I manage my money? Should I make a budget?
[Jesus] rose up from the place where the kingdoms of the world shimmered before Him, where crowns flashed and banners rustled, and hosts of enthusiastic people were ready to acclaim Him, and quietly walked the way of poverty and suffering to the cross.
Helmut Thielicke