Seeking Counsel in Decisions

 

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HE SPEAKS WHEN WE SEEK COUNSEL

“Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.”  (Proverbs 11:14 KJ)

Have you ever met those who talk incessantly about themselves, never asking how you are?  They are talkers and not listeners.  Rarely asking for counsel or advice, their independence and self-absorption becomes their worst downfall.

The Lord wants us to stand on our own two feet and learn to make decisions.  However, there are certain major decisions we should never make without the counsel of at least two responsible, godly, people who know us and whom we trust.  Why?  Because inevitably, we are blind and not able to see our weaknesses but in most instances, they will be able to see our needs and yet still look at the facts. 

The major decisions needing counsel are marriage, changing locations in jobs, life after high school graduation, financial investments, etc. 

The second reason why counsel is so important, is for the safety of those we love.  “Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.”  (Proverbs 11:14 KJ)  These major decisions most often directly affect those closest to us, and if we make the wrong decision, they suffer with us.  There is a penalty for making wrong decisions and it may or may not have anything to do with justice, or the Lord’s rebuke.  The greater the decision, the greater the ramifications.  Often these outcomes have lasting effects that have lifetime results.  Think it through, pray it through, counsel it through, wait it through.  Again, give God time.  Leave no step out when seeking His guidance.