Author: Jon Wilson, from Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Safety in Counsel
In the book of Proverbs we read, “Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety” (Proverbs 11:14)
This is an easy proverb to understand, but it can be a difficult one to apply. While we don’t mind offering advice to others, it’s pretty scary to open up our lives to another person, and to ask for counsel. Even when we do ask for it, it’s harder still allow to the counsel to change our minds. But, consider the warning in this verse: if you aren’t receiving and applying counsel from trusted advisors, you are in danger! Trusting in your own wisdom gives you access to only your own limited experience, and makes you subject to all your own blind spots, prejudices, and mixed motives. Why would you not surround yourself with a team of advisors, people with your best interest at heart? Take a minute today to identify one decision or area of your life where you need some counsel, and make a plan to seek it out.
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