I used to struggle severely to make choices with OCD. And soon after the agony of deciding had passed, I would be anxiously second-guessing my choice. Learning to make good choices, though difficult, has been pivotal in winning victory over OCD.
A life-changing key to making good choices was learning to make my choices as a daughter, not an orphan.
I make "daughter choices" when I make choices in accordance with God's principles. I put confidence in the fact that I am a beloved daughter of God Who is perfect and loves me perfectly. He is all-wise, always good, and always in complete control. His commands and His promises are backed by His heart of love, provision, and protection for me. I rest in His perfect character and precious promises, and I can trust the results of my choices to Him.
During my earlier years, I most often made "orphan choices". Though I may have said that God was my Father (which was true), my choices did not reflect that. Instead of believing that I was a beloved daughter of God, I made choices to rely on myself and to go my own way. My actions betrayed that I did not really trust my Heavenly Father to care and provide for me. Many of my choices were orphan choices based on fear rather than daughter choices based on trust in God.
Page 3 of this link contrasts the choices I make when believing that I am a daughter of God who cares for me versus the orphan choices I make when believing that I am on my own to care for myself (Learning to Live the Spirit-Filled Life (v2-20-2011b). Examples of son/daughter choices include "forgiving self", "acknowledging weaknesses", and "choosing to obey God".
Credit: The concept of son/daughter choices was derived from "Sonship" (http://www.whmbookstore.com/Sonship-Manual-Second-Edition/productinfo/9781936768073).
