If you would like to extend this over a week, you can easily do one of the points each day of your devotion.  Here is a printable version.

Every time you make a decision, it is preceded by a series of questions.  Sometimes you ask them out loud, sometimes you simply process them in your subconscious.  We ask questions like:  How much can I afford?  What are the risks?  How will this feel?  How much will I make?  How much could I lose?  What are my chances?  Whether you think about it or not, the questions you ask yourself eventually determine your decision.
As a general rule, people operate by two primary tenets.  First, we want to get the most out of life; and second, we want to avoid getting into trouble.  Therefore, as we evaluate our options in a decision, we tend to focus on whether or not our choices would violate any rules or commandments.  If they don’t, we often assume they are acceptable.  Whether it’s a financial decision, a moral choice, a business move, or a relationship – our tendency is to see how close we can get to the edge, then make our decision accordingly.
But as a result of this approach, many Christians simply ask the wrong questions.  According to Scripture, the question is not just whether something is moral, ethical, legal, or harmful.  For Christians, there’s another question that’s even more important than all those.  In this session, we’ll discover “God’s best question we as believers can ask” when it comes to making decisions that can impact your life.

Open your group with a prayer.
                                                                                                             
This is only a guide.  Pick and choose your points.
 
Q:  We all make dumb decisions. Give examples of some of the really dumb decisions you’ve seen people make.  ______________________________________________________________________________
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Q:  What are some of the reasons we make unwise decisions?  _________________________________
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Ephesians 5:15 - Be very careful, then, how you live —not as unwise but as wise …
 
Careful means:  On the lookout.
 
Live means:  To tread all around, i.e. walk at large (especially as proof of ability); figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow (as a companion or votary):
 

• The call from God is to live by a different standard. 

 
Ephesians 5:16 - ... making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
 
Q:  How do you normally make decisions?  ______________________________________________________
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• God’s best question we as believers can ask: Is it wise for me to do…
  
  

 The culture has a current you don't want to get swept away in.
 
Q:  Share some examples of the culture sweeping areas of our life away.  _______________________
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  3.   The challenge to us:

Ephesians 5:17 - Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.
  

• Paul is saying, “Stop playing games and deceiving yourself."
  
  

Q:  What are some ways that we can deceive ourselves?  _______________________________________
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  Be on the lookout (careful) and ask:
 
 1. Is it in harmony with God's word?
 
The word or the world

Psalm 119:105 -  Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.

Q:  Share a time when you let God’s word guide your decision and how it impacted your life. __________________________________________________________________________________________________
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 2. Would I want everyone to know about this decision?
 
Proverbs 10:9 - The man of integrity walks securely, but he who takes crooked paths will be found out.

 James 4:17 - Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins.

Q:  Why would fear of letting other people know the decision be a red flag?  ____________________
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3.  Will it make me a better person?

1 Corinthians 10:23 - "Everything is permissible" - but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible" - but not everything is constructive. 24 Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others.  
   
 Q:  What is the danger of having that kind of freedom?  _________________________________________
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  4.  Could it become addicting to me?
 
1 Corinthians 6:12- "Everything is permissible for me" - but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible for me" - but I will not be mastered by anything.

Q:  We think addiction is primarily drugs and alcohol. But what other kinds of addictions are out there that we should be concerned about?  ______________________________________________________
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5.  Will it harm other people?

Romans 14:12-14 - So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God. 13 Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother's way. 14 As one who is in the Lord Jesus, I am fully convinced that no food is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.

Romans 15:1-3 - We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. 2 Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. 3 For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: "The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me."

Q: If you’re married, do you have a plan on how you make decisions that affect other members? (Like, if my spouse and I don’t have 100% agreement, we will not move forward on the decision.)  _______________________________________________________________________________________
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 6.  Is this the best investment of my life and resources that God has given me?

 Ephesians 5:15-17 - Be very careful, then, how you live — not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.

Q: what decisions are you considering now, and how has this discussion affected your thinking?  ________________________________________________________________________________________
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Q:  In what specific area of your life do you need the wisdom of God?  __________________________
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