Time so you can mull over issues long enough to understand them. Us another lesson about big-decision thinking: Whenever possible, take your You will wage your own war, and in a multitude of counselors there is safety Plans go awry, but in the multitude of counselors they are establishedĪnd receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter days (Proverbs Is right in his own eyes, but he who heeds counsel is wise (Proverbs 12:15).Ĭonflict those who take advice are wise (Proverbs 13:10, NLT). Guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers (Proverbs Proverbs repeatedly reminds us to seek godly counsel before deciding what to do. We also need the wisdom of those we trust. Your Best Decisions Heed Wisdom From Others His successor, King David, was just the opposite, earnestly seeking God and inquiring of the Lord before every decision. He didn’t make His decisions in prayer or with a view toward God’s glory. Why? He was alert, intelligent, and charismatic, but he lacked internal character and intimacy with the Lord. When Saul was faced with a crisis, he invariably made the wrong decision. Think back to Israel’s first king-King Saul.

Prayer is our lifeline to finding and fulfilling God’s perfect will in all we say and do. Prayer is the incubator of our best ideas and the source of our freshest creativity. Prayer is our way of asking God for His proffered wisdom, given liberally and willingly to those who ask for it.

Very often, God’s Holy Spirit uses prayer to bring conviction or new ideas.īig-decision thinking recognizes God as a partner in the decision-making process, and prayer is our way of acknowledging our Heavenly Father in all our ways. I’m talking about living in an atmosphere of prayer so that our hearts are constantly pondering the choices that represent God’s will for our lives. Your Best Decisions Are Birthed in an Atmosphere of Prayerīig decisions are birthed in an atmosphere of prayer-and I don’t mean muttering a quick prayer just before a decision is made.

Verses about making hard decisions