Why Wise Counsel Matters for Big Goals
Maybe they'll learn better one day, but they're not going to go out and be shaped by the influence of others, even if those people have incredible marriages. We fight for progress through our own faith and courage, but when we come…
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Maybe they'll learn better one day, but they're not going to go out and be shaped by the influence of others, even if those people have incredible marriages. We fight for progress through our own faith and courage, but when we come across genuine setbacks and problems, which, by the way, as we get to the end of January, you may already be experiencing, it's time to reach out for some help.
But to continue to shoot straight with you here, even people who say they are willing to seek wise counsel rarely do it or rarely do it effectively.
Listen beneath the surface
And yet the Bible says in James 1 and verse 5 that if you lack wisdom, you need to ask of God. Not just through the word, but through people, through providence, surrounding you with counselors.
And if you are willing to say, God, I'm not getting there on my own, help me, that is a crucial first step.
Choose a better response
But if they aren't willing to listen to me, if they're one of those people where you sit down with them and just a couple minutes in, they're like, okay, let me just tell you what you need to do, they won't be very helpful. I need someone, if I'm seeking counsel, who is willing to hear my story, who will let me talk about what I'm fighting, how difficult it is.
Sometimes maybe I'll tell someone, look, I'll take your advice in a minute, but would you mind if I just share with you what's going on?
Practice it in real life
And as far as finances go, I have one or two people in my life who have changed my life and given me great peace. In fact, if it's okay with you, let's make that next week's episode, How to Grow and Plan and Seek Wise Counsel with our finances.
But for now, identify that one problem that is beginning to show up as we get to the end of January and with great humility and hope walk through the proper process for seeking wise counsel.
Take the idea with you.
- 01Where does the central idea of “Why Wise Counsel Matters for Big Goals” show up most clearly in my life right now?
- 02What does this episode call me to believe, stop, start, or handle differently?
- 03What is one specific action I can take today instead of merely agreeing with the idea?
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This article was adapted from Seeking Wise Counsel. Continue with the podcast for the original teaching in Kris’s voice.
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