It is important when making major decisions in our lives and ministries to pray and seek God’s will. It is also wise to seek counsel from mature Christians such has your pastor, leaders, mentors, and especially from those who know you well. These people will be able to give you valuable insight and counsel in love and based on the Word of God.
Proverbs 1:5 “A wise man will hear and increase in learning, and a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel.”
Proverbs 24:6 “So don’t go to war without wise guidance; victory depends on having many advisers.”
Here are some things that I have learned about seeking wise counsel.
1. Be sure to use the Word of God to evaluate the advice given. Proverbs 2:6-10 For the Lord grants wisdom! His every word is a treasure of knowledge and understanding. He grants good sense to the godly-his saints. He is their shield, protecting them and guarding their pathway. He shows how to distinguish right from wrong, how to find the right decision every time. For wisdom and truth will enter the very center of your being, filling your life with joy.
2. Bad counsel will lead to your ruin. 2 Chronicles 22:3-4 Ahaziah also followed the evil example of King Ahab’s family, for his mother encouraged him in doing wrong. He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, just as Ahab’s family had done. They even became his advisers after the death of his father, and they led him to ruin.
3. Do not seek advice from people that are just going to tell you what you want to hear. 2 Timothy 4:3-4 “For the time is coming when [people] will not tolerate (endure) sound and wholesome instruction, but, having ears itching [for something pleasing and gratifying], they will gather to themselves one teacher after another to a considerable number, chosen to satisfy their own liking and to foster the errors they hold, And will turn aside from hearing the truth and wander off into myths and man-made fictions.
4. Repeatedly ignoring God’s Word and wise counsel only leads to death and destruction. King Ahab was an evil king that never wanted to listen to God’s prophet Micaiah. He hated him because he always prophesied trouble for him. He would not accept the Word and repent of his ways. Instead he would ignore Micaiah’s counsel and would consult with heathen prophets who would tell him what he wanted to hear. Until there counsel lead him to a battle that ended his life. (2 Chronicles 18)
Proverbs 1:5 “A wise man will hear and increase in learning, and a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel.”
Proverbs 24:6 “So don’t go to war without wise guidance; victory depends on having many advisers.”
Here are some things that I have learned about seeking wise counsel.
1. Be sure to use the Word of God to evaluate the advice given. Proverbs 2:6-10 For the Lord grants wisdom! His every word is a treasure of knowledge and understanding. He grants good sense to the godly-his saints. He is their shield, protecting them and guarding their pathway. He shows how to distinguish right from wrong, how to find the right decision every time. For wisdom and truth will enter the very center of your being, filling your life with joy.
2. Bad counsel will lead to your ruin. 2 Chronicles 22:3-4 Ahaziah also followed the evil example of King Ahab’s family, for his mother encouraged him in doing wrong. He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, just as Ahab’s family had done. They even became his advisers after the death of his father, and they led him to ruin.
3. Do not seek advice from people that are just going to tell you what you want to hear. 2 Timothy 4:3-4 “For the time is coming when [people] will not tolerate (endure) sound and wholesome instruction, but, having ears itching [for something pleasing and gratifying], they will gather to themselves one teacher after another to a considerable number, chosen to satisfy their own liking and to foster the errors they hold, And will turn aside from hearing the truth and wander off into myths and man-made fictions.
4. Repeatedly ignoring God’s Word and wise counsel only leads to death and destruction. King Ahab was an evil king that never wanted to listen to God’s prophet Micaiah. He hated him because he always prophesied trouble for him. He would not accept the Word and repent of his ways. Instead he would ignore Micaiah’s counsel and would consult with heathen prophets who would tell him what he wanted to hear. Until there counsel lead him to a battle that ended his life. (2 Chronicles 18)
Lord, we thank you for your Word which gives us wisdom and helps us to make wise decisions. We also thank you for the faithful wise counselors that you have given us that help us in our daily Christian walk. In Jesus name..Amen.
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