Indecision

Uncertainty, hesitation and doubt reflect a failure of the basic human ability to choose. They reveal an internal debate and lack of conviction.

Indecision arising from doubt and hesitation

James 1:6–8 See also 1 Kings 18:21; Matthew 14:31, Matthew 21:21; Mark 11:23; Romans 14:23

But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

Examples of indecisive behaviour

Exodus 3:11 See also Exodus 4:13, Exodus 14:10–15; Joshua 7:10; Esther 5:8; Matthew 27:21–26 parallels Mark 15:9–15, Luke 23:13–25, John 18:38–40; Mark 16:11–14; John 20:25; Acts 24:25

But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”

Indecision may be indicative of divided loyalty

Matthew 6:24 parallel Luke 16:13 See also Matthew 19:22 parallels Mark 10:22, Luke 18:23

No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Indecision or uncertainty may be prompted by Satan

Genesis 3:1 See also Genesis 3:4; John 8:44; 2 Corinthians 11:3; Revelation 12:9

Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’”