Wisdom Through Counsel: The Importance of Seeking Good Advice

 "Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed." — Proverbs 15:22

"Where there is no counsel, the people fall; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety." — Proverbs 11:14

In various verses in the book of Proverbs, the wisest man in the world advises us to seek counsel. It is unwise to make important decisions or plans without listening to advice. However, one must choose the right advisors. Only by listening to wise counselors can one’s plans succeed. Wise advisors are those who know the Word of God well, love it and live by its principles.

Many Christians could have avoided trouble if they had consulted God-fearing, wise people. For example, a young man ignores the advice of his God-fearing parents and friends and later discovers that his beautiful wife is rebellious, quarrelsome, and grumbling. A girl in love refuses to listen to the advice of wise, experienced people—her parents or her pastor—and marries someone who has never truly been converted but got baptized solely for the sake of marriage.

Therefore, I will choose my advisors wisely and accept their guidance. I will also pray for a humble heart to accept good advice.

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December 9