Date: Friday, 27th September, 2024
Text: Proverbs 11:4
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
We live in a world where you regularly and from time to time have to make decisions whether important or trivial. Sometimes you may even find yourself stuck at a crossroad, where you are compelled to make decisions in order to make progress. And for every decision you make there are rewards or consequences.
There is nothing you want to achieve that someone else has not achieved. And there is no situation you find yourself that someone else has not gone through and come out triumphantly, hence, the need to seek for godly counsel.
The word of God says, “Where there is no counsel, the people fall; But in the multitude of counselors there is safety” Proverbs 11:4
There is a saying that a problem shared (with the right person) is half solved. When you find yourself in a situation where you cannot help yourself and you need to make a decision, it is time to seek godly counsel.
However, you must seek counsel from the right person. The right person is someone with a God-fearing heart who will not complicate your situation further. For example, someone whose marriage is in crises should not seek counsel from a divorcee or someone who doesn’t believe in the divine institution of marriage. He can seek counsel from someone who has had a stormy marriage but was able to find God’s wisdom and peace to stabilize the same.
A student struggling with his academics should not seek counsel from someone who does not believe in academic excellence. A business man in financial crises should seek godly counsel from someone who has passed through the same challenge and came out stronger.
There is a saying that a wise man learn from the mistakes of others while a foolish man learn from his own mistakes- that is if he alive to tell the story.
Don’t die in silence, seek godly counsel today!
Reflective Nugget: A word of godly counsel can bring a timely and permanent solution to your current situation.